South Fork township, Jackson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 4,603 (83% urban, 17% rural)
| Males: 2,148 |  (46.7%) |
| Females: 2,455 |  (53.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,437 (3,240 owner occupied, 1,197 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in South Fork township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.5%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 45.2
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Average household size: 2.28
| South Fork township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| South Fork township: | $46,928 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $434 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,301 (it was $80,300 in 2000)
| : | $112,301 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 128 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 30.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Maquoketa.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Goddard Cemetery (1), Waterford Cemetery (2), Woods Farm Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Pumpkin Creek (A), North Fork Maquoketa River (B), Union Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in South Fork township include: Black Hawk Wildlife Area (1), Maquoketa Caves State Park (2), Joinerville County Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of South Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 145
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 48
- South: 15
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
People in group quarters in South Fork township, Iowa:
- 155 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 126
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,100
Housing units in South Fork township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Construction (21%)
- Wood products (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Water transportation (9%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (13%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Leather and allied products (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Top executives (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Fork township:
- United States or American (44.9%)
- German (17.0%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- English (8.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.1%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- Scottish (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79 (89%)
- Carpooled: 10 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Wood (32%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- No fuel used (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
People in group quarters in South Fork township, Iowa:
- 155 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
96.5% of residents of South Fork township speak English at home.
1.7% 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: 235- In family households: 201 (74 male householders, 3 female householders)
74 spouses, 41 children (37 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person,
766 married couples with children.
233 single-parent households (57 men, 176 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% |