Union township, Davis County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 305 (all rural)
| Males: 149 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 156 |  (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 305 (258 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.50
| Union township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Union township: | $45,375 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $397 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,785 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| : | $101,785 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Troy Elevator (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rouch Cemetery (1), Troy Cemetery (2), Richardson Cemetery (3), Cupp Grave (4), Clark Cemetery (5), Arney Cemetery (6), Fountain Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burr Oak Creek (A), Hickory Creek (B), South Chequest Creek (C), Locke Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Union township: Troy Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 250
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 14
- South: 17
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Construction (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (17%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Special education teachers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (35.8%)
- English (16.3%)
- Irish (15.4%)
- Swiss (11.4%)
- United States or American (8.9%)
- Swedish (5.7%)
- British (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 138 (78%)
- Carpooled: 21 (12%)
- Worked at home: 17 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Wood (29%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 285- In family households: 264 (87 male householders, 4 female householders)
86 spouses, 73 children (61 natural, 12 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
44 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (14 men, 13 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: 4
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |