Adams township, Keokuk County, Iowa (IA)

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Adams township, IA map Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 519 (all rural)

Males: 243	(46.8%)
Females: 276	(53.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 519 (450 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

Races in Adams township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 37.5

Average houshold size: 2.69
Average family size: 3.05

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Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Keswick.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Sorden Cemetery, Bailey Cemetery, Porter Cemetery.

75% of Adams township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 493
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 12
South: 2
West: 2

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Adams township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 198
One, attached: 2
Two: 7
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500

Housing units in Adams township with a mortgage: 54 (2 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 2
1970 to 1979: 25
1960 to 1969: 16
1950 to 1959: 14
1940 to 1949: 34
1939 or earlier: 114

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 10
5 rooms: 49
6 rooms: 20
7 rooms: 54
8 rooms: 21
9 or more rooms: 21

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 6
5 rooms: 3
6 rooms: 6
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 35
3 bedrooms: 70
4 bedrooms: 60
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 9
3 bedrooms: 4
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 33
2 vehicles: 69
3 vehicles: 41
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 13

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 19
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Social assistance (17%)
Public administration (11%)
Health care (9%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Child care workers (12%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Adams township:

German (35.6%)
Scottish (12.1%)
Irish (10.6%)
United States or American (10.6%)
French (except Basque) (8.0%)
Norwegian (6.1%)
European (4.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 168 (73%)
Carpooled: 27 (12%)
Walked: 6 (3%)
Worked at home: 28 (12%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Electricity (4%)
Utility gas (1%)

98.3% of residents of Adams township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 509

In family households: 459 (125 male householders, 21 female householders)
127 spouses, 173 children (167 natural, 2 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 50 (16 male householders (11 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 5 2-persons.

120 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (9 men, 11 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%

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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Adams township:

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