Union township, Plymouth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 245 (all rural)
| Males: 140 |  (57.1%) |
| Females: 105 |  (42.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 245 (179 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.78
| Union township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
| Union township: | $55,976 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $479 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $132,515 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
| : | $132,515 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Union township: Union Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Union Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Rathburn Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% 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: 252
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (67%)
- Food (17%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (4%)
- Health care (43%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Apparel (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Food (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (56%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (23%)
- Health technologists and technicians (20%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Therapists (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (51.0%)
- United States or American (12.6%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- Czech (8.1%)
- Norwegian (7.6%)
- English (7.1%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 71 (58%)
- Carpooled: 20 (16%)
- Walked: 6 (5%)
- Worked at home: 26 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Utility gas (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 264- In family households: 225 (68 male householders, 4 female householders)
74 spouses, 79 children (79 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (34 male householders (34 living alone)), 2 female householders (0 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 2 2-persons,
70 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (6 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 21.1% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 53.8% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |