Silver Creek township, Mills County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 16.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 179 (all rural)
| Males: 98 |  (54.7%) |
| Females: 81 |  (45.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 179 (151 owner occupied, 28 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Silver Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 1.1%
Median age of males: 46.1
Median age of females: 46.4
Discuss Iowa on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.42
| Silver Creek township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Silver Creek township: | $63,546 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $574 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $152,525 (it was $95,200 in 2000)
| : | $152,525 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Malvern.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: East Liberty Cemetery (1), Malvern Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Little Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Silver Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 93
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 65
- South: 2
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 66
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Silver Creek township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Construction (15%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Petroleum and coal products (3%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Personal and laundry services (11%)
- Plastics and rubber products (9%)
- Rail transportation (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (14%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Food processing workers (9%)
- Top executives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Silver Creek township:
- German (26.0%)
- United States or American (14.2%)
- English (11.8%)
- Danish (6.3%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Swedish (6.3%)
- Dutch (5.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 68 (71%)
- Carpooled: 14 (15%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 12 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 171- In family households: 154 (58 male householders, 2 female householders)
58 spouses, 36 children (27 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
35 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 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% |