West Point township, Lee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,660 (all rural)
| Males: 794 |  (47.8%) |
| Females: 866 |  (52.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,615 (1,418 owner occupied, 197 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in West Point township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 41.9
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Average household size: 2.39
| West Point township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| West Point township: | $43,094 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,838 (it was $61,100 in 2000)
| : | $84,838 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,639
Here: $125,639 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $126,871
Here: $126,871 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $74,576
Here: $74,576 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $166,614
Here: $166,614 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $23,974
Here: $23,974 State: $46,008
| Population density: 46 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: West Point.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Pitman Cemetery (1), Pitman Chapel Cemetery (2), Graner Cemetery (3), Van Hyning Cemetery (4), Whorton Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Pollimer Park Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Pitman Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of West Point 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, 45% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1383
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 189
- South: 50
- West: 34
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
45 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 587
- One, attached: 13
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 38
- 5 to 9: 10
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in West Point township with a mortgage: 208 (23 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 222
- Construction (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Point township:
- German (65.2%)
- United States or American (12.5%)
- Irish (9.6%)
- English (3.3%)
- European (1.3%)
- French (except Basque) (1.1%)
- Norwegian (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 693 (84%)
- Carpooled: 77 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 22 (3%)
- Worked at home: 27 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood (6%)
45 people in nursing homes
98.9% of residents of West Point township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,625- In family households: 1,436 (428 male householders, 59 female householders)
438 spouses, 466 children (428 natural, 5 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 189 (70 male householders (59 living alone)), 95 female householders (85 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 259 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person, 19 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
324 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (11 men, 35 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 97
| Here: | 57.1% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 7.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |