South township, Madison County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 33.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,279 (all rural)
Males: 661 | (51.7%) |
Females: 618 | (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,279 (1,128 owner occupied, 151 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 28% |
Races in South township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.58
South township: | 2.6 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
South township: | $58,010 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $529 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $164,061 (it was $93,300 in 2000)
: | $164,061 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 24.8% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 12.5% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: St. Charles.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in South township: Blair Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Blair Chapel Cemetery (1), Viney Cemetery (2), Close Cemetery (3), Saint Charles Cemetery (4), Sayre Cemetery (5), Union Chapel Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hay Branch (A), Jones Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of South township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 302
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 22
- South: 174
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 142
- Mobile homes: 76
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,400
Housing units in South township with a mortgage: 40 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (24%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Postsecondary teachers (13%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South township:
- United States or American (48.6%)
- German (5.8%)
- English (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.3%)
- Irish (1.0%)
- Italian (0.8%)
- Scottish (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 187 (85%)
- Carpooled: 27 (12%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (4%)
99.5% of residents of South township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 521- In family households: 491 (95 male householders, 53 female householders)
107 spouses, 205 children (205 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,
288 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (13 men, 28 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): 5
Here: | 14.3% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |