Washington township, Chickasaw County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 53.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 954 (all rural)
| Males: 494 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 460 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 954 (823 owner occupied, 131 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.64
| Washington township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Washington township: | $44,298 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $395 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,906 (it was $73,000 in 2000)
| : | $97,906 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Alta Vista, North Washington.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Pleasant Grove (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Eggleston Farm Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Washington township include: Devon Woods (1), Joachim Prairie (2), Ringneck Haven (3), Airport Lake Park (4), Haus Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 846
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 60
- South: 3
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 335
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 12
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 90 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (15%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (60.9%)
- Irish (13.3%)
- Norwegian (10.4%)
- United States or American (5.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
- Dutch (1.4%)
- Swedish (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 268 (62%)
- Carpooled: 46 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 21 (5%)
- Other means: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 78 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
99.4% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 909- In family households: 839 (229 male householders, 35 female householders)
237 spouses, 309 children (276 natural, 0 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 8 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 70 (37 male householders (35 living alone)), 26 female householders (21 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 135 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 7 2-persons,
218 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (21 men, 21 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 5.6% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |