Silver township, Cherokee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 262 (all rural)
| Males: 139 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 123 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 262 (186 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Silver township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.70
| Silver township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Silver township: | $49,342 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $376 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,878 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
| : | $81,878 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 22.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Silver township: Mount Oliver Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Silver Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
35% of Silver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 97
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 39
- South: 32
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 82
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,700
Housing units in Silver township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Construction (10%)
- Food (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Health care (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Silver township:
- United States or American (34.0%)
- Irish (14.2%)
- Polish (13.2%)
- German (12.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 51 (65%)
- Carpooled: 23 (29%)
- Worked at home: 4 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (90%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 148- In family households: 123 (27 male householders, 24 female householders)
33 spouses, 32 children (23 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 32 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 29 3-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
64 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |