Waterford township, Clinton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 796 (all rural)
| Males: 394 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 402 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 796 (586 owner occupied, 210 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Waterford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 36.1
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Average household size: 2.72
| Waterford township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
| Waterford township: | $49,247 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $463 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,607 (it was $72,600 in 2000)
| : | $112,607 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Charlotte.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Browns Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Waterford township include: Immaculate Conception Church (A), Saint Joseph Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Glahn Cemetery (1), Gohlmann Cemetery (2), McClure Cemetery (3), Immaculate Conception Cemetery (4), Saint Josephs Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Waterford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 660
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 91
- South: 12
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 254
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 11
- Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000
Housing units in Waterford township with a mortgage: 82 (4 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Construction (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Food (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Waterford township:
- German (67.9%)
- United States or American (9.9%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- English (5.6%)
- Norwegian (1.6%)
- Scottish (1.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 368 (79%)
- Carpooled: 53 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 10 (2%)
- Walked: 10 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 24 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.7% of residents of Waterford township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 794- In family households: 699 (207 male householders, 19 female householders)
178 spouses, 274 children (258 natural, 3 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 95 (43 male householders (31 living alone)), 33 female householders (31 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 14 2-persons,
193 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (5 men, 28 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |