Scott township, Hamilton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 310 (all rural)
| Males: 162 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 148 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 310 (228 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Scott township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Black: 1.9%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.87
| Scott township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.21
| Scott township: | $43,914 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $454 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,312 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
| : | $93,312 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $109,774
Here: $109,774 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $130,047
Here: $130,047 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $104,293
Here: $104,293 State: $120,896
Mobile homes: $79,316
Here: $79,316 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Scott township: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rorem Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Mamirelund Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Scott township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 245
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 52
- South: 16
- West: 39
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
Housing units in Scott township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Paper (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Food (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Scott township:
- Norwegian (25.9%)
- Dutch (19.0%)
- English (19.0%)
- German (12.0%)
- European (6.6%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- Scandinavian (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 96 (73%)
- Worked at home: 35 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 352- In family households: 338 (90 male householders, 6 female householders)
85 spouses, 148 children (143 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
89 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |