Spring township, Cherokee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 163 (all rural)
| Males: 78 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 85 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 163 (117 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Spring township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.63
| Spring township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Spring 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: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Spring township: Maple (A), Soo River Access (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Spring Cemetery (1), Spring Township Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Spring township include: Martin Area County Park (1), Nelson Area County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
87% of Spring township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 175
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 96
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Spring township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Food (15%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (15%)
- Health care (11%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Construction (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (52%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (19%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Spring township:
- German (36.8%)
- United States or American (19.9%)
- Danish (11.8%)
- English (10.3%)
- Norwegian (8.8%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- Swedish (5.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 71 (74%)
- Carpooled: 15 (16%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 8 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Electricity (4%)
97.7% of residents of Spring township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 185- In family households: 161 (48 male householders, 0 female householders)
46 spouses, 64 children (60 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,
40 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 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% |