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Adams township, Mahaska County, Iowa (IA)

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Adams township, IA map Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 288 (all rural)

Males: 150  (52.1%)
Females: 138  (47.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 288 (191 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  34%
State:  28%


Races in Adams township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 39.8

Average houshold size: 2.82
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 8 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  5.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  2.8%
Whole state:  3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Woods Cemetery.

Park in Adams township: Russell Wildlife Area.

Number of foreign born residents: 461 (44% naturalized citizens)

Adams township:  160.1%
State:  3.1%

55% of Adams township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.


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

  • This state: 8253
  • Northeast: 1034
  • Midwest: 702
  • South: 2319
  • West: 232

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $121,300

Adams township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,540
  • One, attached: 76
  • Two: 17
  • 3 or 4: 6
  • 5 to 9: 37
  • 10 to 19: 75
  • 20 to 49: 200
  • 50 or more: 15
  • Mobile homes: 489

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,200


Housing units in Adams township with a mortgage: 2,778 (314 second mortgage, 473 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 937



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 551
  • 1995 to 1998: 726
  • 1990 to 1994: 347
  • 1980 to 1989: 747
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,380
  • 1960 to 1969: 754
  • 1950 to 1959: 582
  • 1940 to 1949: 154
  • 1939 or earlier: 214


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 6
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 78
  • 4 rooms: 322
  • 5 rooms: 1,069
  • 6 rooms: 1,362
  • 7 rooms: 821
  • 8 rooms: 480
  • 9 or more rooms: 198


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 17
  • 2 rooms: 24
  • 3 rooms: 129
  • 4 rooms: 195
  • 5 rooms: 215
  • 6 rooms: 138
  • 7 rooms: 55
  • 8 rooms: 11
  • 9 or more rooms: 5


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams township:
  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 40
  • 2 bedrooms: 612
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,065
  • 4 bedrooms: 540
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 73


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township:
  • no bedroom: 17
  • 1 bedroom: 120
  • 2 bedrooms: 341
  • 3 bedrooms: 276
  • 4 bedrooms: 35
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 72
  • 1 vehicle: 721
  • 2 vehicles: 2,113
  • 3 vehicles: 984
  • 4 vehicles: 321
  • 5 or more vehicles: 125


Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 39
  • 1 vehicle: 281
  • 2 vehicles: 392
  • 3 vehicles: 54
  • 4 vehicles: 23
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Construction (20%)
  • Metal and metal products (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Warehousing and storage (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (49%)
  • Apparel (19%)
  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Engineers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Religious workers (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (18%)
  • Financial managers (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Adams township:
  • United States or American (31.9%)
  • German (15.7%)
  • English (12.6%)
  • Irish (7.4%)
  • Italian (3.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2.2%)
  • Scottish (1.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (34%)
  • Cambodia (11%)
  • Laos (11%)
  • Costa Rica (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Thailand (5%)
  • Dominican Republic (5%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,375 (89%)
  • Carpooled: 634 (9%)
  • Motorcycle: 20 (0%)
  • Walked: 6 (0%)
  • Other means: 54 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 114 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (56%)
  • Utility gas (18%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (3%)

93.9% of residents of Adams township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 12,988
  • In family households: 11,524 (3,320 male householders, 618 female householders)
    3,425 spouses, 3,502 children (3,210 natural, 58 adopted, 234 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 78 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 135 other relatives, 193 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,464 (564 male householders (410 living alone)), 623 female householders (520 living alone)), 277 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 51 (31 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,823 2-persons, 956 3-persons, 829 4-persons, 214 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 930 1-person, 243 2-persons, 14 3-persons.

81 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (6 men, 0 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 207
Here:  14.6%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50
Here:  8.1%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 95
Here:  16.9%
Iowa:  25.4%



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