Adams township, Dallas County, Iowa (IA)

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Adams township, IA map Land area: 39.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,082 (all rural)

Males: 554	(51.2%)
Females: 528	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,082 (1,005 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	28%

Races in Adams township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.6%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 39.8

Average houshold size: 2.78
Average family size: 3.04

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Population density: 27 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	15.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Adams township: Peace Lutheran Church.

Cemeteries: Ellis Cemetery, McKibben Cemetery, Longmire Cemetery, Panther Creek Cemetery.

Creeks: Panther Creek, Coal Creek, Bear Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 28 (71% naturalized citizens)

Adams township:	2.6%
State:	3.1%

61% of Adams township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 837
Northeast: 57
Midwest: 105
South: 320
West: 91

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,300

Adams township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 429
5 to 9: 12
Mobile homes: 188
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600

Housing units in Adams township with a mortgage: 109 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 89

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 96
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 161
1970 to 1979: 114
1960 to 1969: 61
1950 to 1959: 38
1940 to 1949: 33
1939 or earlier: 54

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams township, Iowa:

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 25
4 rooms: 98
5 rooms: 142
6 rooms: 82
7 rooms: 58
8 rooms: 20
9 or more rooms: 16

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 18
3 rooms: 18
4 rooms: 30
5 rooms: 28
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 12
2 bedrooms: 159
3 bedrooms: 227
4 bedrooms: 31
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 33
2 bedrooms: 49
3 bedrooms: 27
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 130
2 vehicles: 187
3 vehicles: 95
4 vehicles: 21
5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 24
1 vehicle: 41
2 vehicles: 51
3 vehicles: 3
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Health care (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Finance and insurance (18%)
Educational services (18%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Adams township:

United States or American (28.4%)
German (20.0%)
Irish (16.5%)
English (8.4%)
Dutch (3.1%)
Italian (2.7%)
Scottish (1.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Honduras (54%)
Other Caribbean (18%)
Mexico (14%)
Canada (14%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 557 (82%)
Carpooled: 52 (8%)
Walked: 21 (3%)
Other means: 15 (2%)
Worked at home: 33 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
Electricity (23%)
Utility gas (20%)
Wood (12%)
Other fuel (1%)

96.1% of residents of Adams township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,442

In family households: 1,300 (418 male householders, 36 female householders)
407 spouses, 352 children (295 natural, 16 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 28 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 142 (58 male householders (50 living alone)), 65 female householders (60 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 211 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 42 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 11 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

264 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (7 men, 16 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	14.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	12.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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