Springdale township, Cedar County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,857 (all rural)
| Males: 1,370 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 1,487 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,781 (2,257 owner occupied, 524 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Springdale township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.9%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.53
| Springdale township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Springdale township: | $58,520 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $504 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $135,578 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
| : | $135,578 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 79 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 12.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: West Branch.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Springdale township: Springdale Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Springdale Cemetery (1), Downey Cemetery (2), West Branch Cemetery (3), Chamness Cemetery (4), Hickory Grove Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Springdale township: Underground Railroad Station Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Springdale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 389
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 35
- South: 25
- West: 25
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Springdale township, Iowa:
- 59 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 17 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 36
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,900
Housing units in Springdale township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Construction (16%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Food (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Springdale township:
- United States or American (52.4%)
- German (9.7%)
- English (6.9%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
- Swedish (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 142 (74%)
- Carpooled: 29 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 14 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (20%)
- Solar energy (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
People in group quarters in Springdale township, Iowa:
- 59 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 17 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
98.0% of residents of Springdale township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 416- In family households: 376 (114 male householders, 16 female householders)
106 spouses, 111 children (94 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 29 female householders (29 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 66 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person,
539 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (46 men, 121 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): 1
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |