Village township, Van Buren County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 684 (all rural)
| Males: 333 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 351 |  (51.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 684 (597 owner occupied, 87 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Village township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 1.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.42
| Village township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Village township: | $43,503 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $314 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,158 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| : | $71,158 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 20 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Douds, Leando.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Shidepoke Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Village township include: United Methodist Church (A), Mount Moriah Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Passmore Cemetery (1), Mount Moriah Cemetery (2), Boyer Family Cemetery (3), Iowaville Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stump Creek (A), Seights Creek (B), Miles Branch (C), Vesser Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Village township include: Selma Wildlife Area (1), Black Hawk's Grave Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Village township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 553
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 47
- South: 3
- West: 26
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 243
- One, attached: 12
- 5 to 9: 27
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600
Housing units in Village township with a mortgage: 76 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (11%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Cashiers (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Business operations specialists (9%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Village township:
- United States or American (41.1%)
- German (13.4%)
- English (11.4%)
- Irish (11.4%)
- Scandinavian (6.2%)
- French (except Basque) (5.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 237 (75%)
- Carpooled: 24 (8%)
- Worked at home: 53 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
98.8% of residents of Village township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 636- In family households: 508 (171 male householders, 8 female householders)
162 spouses, 160 children (153 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 128 (46 male householders (41 living alone)), 77 female householders (77 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 84 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 5 2-persons,
126 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (13 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 7.3% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 14.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |