Washington township, Crawford County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 293 (all rural)
| Males: 160 |  (54.6%) |
| Females: 133 |  (45.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 293 (191 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 35% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.5
Discuss Iowa on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.84
| Washington township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Washington township: | $46,895 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,838 (it was $60,000 in 2000)
| : | $84,838 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 27.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Buck Grove.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Buck Grove Cemetery (1), Washington Township Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Washington township: Milwaukee Road Habitat Prairie (1). Display/hide its location on the map
53% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 209
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 51
- South: 12
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 92
- Mobile homes: 5
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 22 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Food (14%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Food (22%)
- Health care (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (29%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Life and physical scientists (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Life and physical scientists (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Food processing workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (59.1%)
- Italian (20.7%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
- Danish (2.2%)
- Scottish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (66%)
- Carpooled: 20 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (2%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 18 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (4%)
95.4% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 276- In family households: 245 (70 male householders, 4 female householders)
70 spouses, 96 children (91 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person,
67 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
| Here: | 37.5% |
| 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% |