Taylor township, Harrison County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 511 (all rural)
| Males: 269 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 242 |  (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 511 (435 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Taylor township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 43.6
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Average household size: 2.34
| Taylor township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.79
| Taylor township: | $54,989 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $453 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,463 (it was $78,700 in 2000)
| : | $110,463 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Modale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Steer Creek (A), Fish Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Taylor township include: Sawmill Hollow Wildlife Area (1), Missouri Dale Wildlife Area (2), Vaile Wetland Nature Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Taylor township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 148
- Northeast: 44
- Midwest: 131
- South: 42
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 156
- Mobile homes: 24
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $54,000
Housing units in Taylor township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (13%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Health care (23%)
- Printing and related support activities (13%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Financial managers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Taylor township:
- German (27.2%)
- United States or American (21.6%)
- Irish (10.8%)
- European (8.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.7%)
- Eastern European (5.6%)
- English (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 131 (65%)
- Carpooled: 19 (9%)
- Worked at home: 53 (26%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Wood (16%)
- Utility gas (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 370- In family households: 330 (128 male householders, 4 female householders)
116 spouses, 66 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 95 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person,
88 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (10 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 100.0% |
| 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% |