Scott township, Mahaska County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 30.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 425 (all rural)
| Males: 221 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 204 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 381 (313 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Scott township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 42.2
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Average household size: 2.66
| Scott township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Scott township: | $48,056 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $467 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,011 (it was $69,100 in 2000)
| : | $103,011 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Scott township: Auburn (A), Mahaska County Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Olivet Cemetery (1), Belle Fountain Cemetery (2), Rochester Cemetery (3), Butler Cemetery (4), Smith Cemetery (5), Mahaska County Farm Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of Scott township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 380
- Northeast: 22
- Midwest: 17
- South: 7
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
44 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 136
- Mobile homes: 43
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Scott township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Construction (13%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
- Health care (9%)
- Food (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (17%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Physicians and surgeons (7%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Scott township:
- Dutch (53.4%)
- German (12.7%)
- United States or American (11.9%)
- English (7.5%)
- Italian (2.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
- Swedish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 125 (74%)
- Carpooled: 39 (23%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
- Electricity (1%)
44 people in nursing homes
96.9% of residents of Scott township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 391- In family households: 377 (111 male householders, 8 female householders)
120 spouses, 138 children (127 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 44 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 25 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
87 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (9 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
| Here: | 46.6% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 22.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |