Union township, Boone County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 503 (all rural)
| Males: 256 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 247 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 503 (449 owner occupied, 54 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.86
| Union township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Union township: | $50,913 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $506 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,754 (it was $77,100 in 2000)
| : | $119,754 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Berkley.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Perry Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Union township: Fairview Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Moore Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Branch (A), Jim Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
47% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 395
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 56
- South: 7
- West: 49
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- One, attached: 8
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,300
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 74 (19 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Educational services (26%)
- Food and beverage stores (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Construction (6%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Health care (20%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (18%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (25%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (18%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
- Legal support workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (39.3%)
- European (15.2%)
- United States or American (14.6%)
- English (5.9%)
- Danish (4.5%)
- Scottish (4.2%)
- Swedish (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 231 (90%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 26 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (1%)
97.8% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 507- In family households: 474 (135 male householders, 17 female householders)
139 spouses, 146 children (137 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 37 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 18 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person,
136 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (1 men, 9 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% |