Union township, Wayne County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 282 (all rural)
| Males: 142 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 140 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 282 (237 owner occupied, 45 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.71
| Union township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| Union township: | $40,322 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $290 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,603 (it was $42,900 in 2000)
| : | $63,603 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
Cities in this township include: Millerton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Union township: Bethlehem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bethlehem Cemetery (1), Ryan Cemetery (2), McDaniel Cemetery (3), New York Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
35% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 226
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 49
- South: 8
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
- Mobile homes: 6
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 27 (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 (59%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Finance and insurance (33%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Health care (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (41%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (22%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- English (30.6%)
- United States or American (27.4%)
- German (24.2%)
- Irish (5.4%)
- Welsh (3.8%)
- European (3.2%)
- Italian (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 66 (48%)
- Carpooled: 45 (33%)
- Worked at home: 27 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
97.4% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 294- In family households: 280 (79 male householders, 11 female householders)
63 spouses, 78 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 29 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
74 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (1 men, 7 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): 1
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |