Union township, Kossuth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 280 (all rural)
Males: 148 | (52.9%) |
Females: 132 | (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 280 (201 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.77
Union township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.21
Union township: | $52,198 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $397 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,006 (it was $57,200 in 2000)
: | $93,006 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $120,364
Here: $120,364 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $174,494
Here: $174,494 State: $193,868
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,951
Here: $152,951 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,171
Here: $95,171 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $27,158
Here: $27,158 State: $46,008
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.3% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Union township: River Road Golf Club (A), Plum Creek Dam Access (B), Union Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Union township: Good Hope Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Union Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Lake Smith (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Black Cat Creek (A), Calamus Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Union township include: Hurlburt Wildlife Area (1), Smith Lake Park (2), First College in Kossuth County Historical Marker (3), Lake Smith Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
90% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 249
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 7
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 29 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food (11%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (21%)
- Wood products (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (18%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (18%)
- Electricians (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (44.2%)
- English (12.6%)
- Irish (11.6%)
- Norwegian (7.4%)
- French (except Basque) (5.3%)
- United States or American (5.3%)
- Danish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 88 (73%)
- Carpooled: 32 (26%)
- Worked at home: 1 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (11%)
96.1% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 284- In family households: 266 (76 male householders, 7 female householders)
84 spouses, 99 children (77 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person,
73 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (2 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Here: | 45.0% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here: | 82.4% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |