Westphalia township, Shelby County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 759 (all rural)
| Males: 373 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 386 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 703 (584 owner occupied, 119 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Westphalia township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 41.7
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Average household size: 2.54
| Westphalia township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Westphalia township: | $49,146 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $430 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,890 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $106,890 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Earling, Westphalia.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Westphalia township: Rosman-Glendale Farm Golf Course (A), Nielsen RV Park (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Boniface Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Westphalia township include: Schimerowski Recreation Area (1), Rosman Glendale Farms Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Westphalia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 559
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 67
- South: 11
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
56 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 264
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Westphalia township with a mortgage: 56 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 115
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Truck transportation (14%)
- Food (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Other direct selling establishments (13%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bus drivers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Westphalia township:
- German (83.0%)
- United States or American (6.9%)
- Irish (2.1%)
- Danish (0.8%)
- English (0.8%)
- Luxemburger (0.8%)
- Polish (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 202 (74%)
- Carpooled: 26 (10%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 38 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Other fuel (2%)
56 people in nursing homes
97.2% of residents of Westphalia township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 586- In family households: 462 (160 male householders, 19 female householders)
145 spouses, 128 children (116 natural, 12 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 124 (50 male householders (41 living alone)), 56 female householders (51 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 58 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 106 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 11 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
170 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (3 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
| Here: | 36.2% |
| 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% |