Union township, Calhoun County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 573 (all rural)
| Males: 279 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 294 |  (51.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 573 (480 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.6
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Average household size: 2.41
| Union township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Union township: | $44,815 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $369 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,710 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
| : | $73,710 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Lohrville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Union township: University Forty County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 504
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 87
- South: 6
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 267
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 6
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 87 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (12%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (44.3%)
- Irish (19.3%)
- English (7.5%)
- Swedish (5.7%)
- United States or American (5.5%)
- Norwegian (4.4%)
- Swiss (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 212 (73%)
- Carpooled: 29 (10%)
- Walked: 21 (7%)
- Worked at home: 30 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (10%)
- No fuel used (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 607- In family households: 497 (132 male householders, 17 female householders)
143 spouses, 198 children (176 natural, 2 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 110 (38 male householders (33 living alone)), 53 female householders (45 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
133 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (5 men, 20 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: 2
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |