South Fork township, Wayne County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 315 (all rural)
| Males: 158 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 157 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 315 (283 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in South Fork township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.35
| South Fork township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| South Fork township: | $40,322 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $290 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,603 (it was $42,900 in 2000)
| : | $63,603 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Promise City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in South Fork township: Jones Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Promise City Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Carls Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of South Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 225
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 43
- South: 21
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 152
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in South Fork township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Utilities (15%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Physicians and surgeons (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Registered nurses (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Fork township:
- German (21.4%)
- English (21.0%)
- United States or American (15.7%)
- Irish (10.5%)
- Norwegian (4.8%)
- Welsh (4.8%)
- European (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (75%)
- Carpooled: 7 (6%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Other means: 8 (7%)
- Worked at home: 11 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (83%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (6%)
99.3% of residents of South Fork township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 297- In family households: 257 (71 male householders, 23 female householders)
82 spouses, 76 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person,
54 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 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% |