Amaqua township, Boone County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 283 (all rural)
| Males: 150 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 133 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 283 (212 owner occupied, 71 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Amaqua township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.75
| Amaqua township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Amaqua township: | $50,913 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $506 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,754 (it was $77,100 in 2000)
| : | $119,754 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 10.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Beaver.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Amaqua township: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Maple Grove Cemetery (1), Beaver Cemetery (2), Grand Ridge Cemetery (3), Maas Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Amaqua township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 150
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 146
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 127
- Mobile homes: 39
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,700
Housing units in Amaqua township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Warehousing and storage (13%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (11%)
- Rail transportation (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (14%)
- Health care (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Financial managers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Amaqua township:
- United States or American (51.5%)
- Irish (12.9%)
- German (8.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.1%)
- English (3.6%)
- Welsh (3.1%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 120 (94%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (37%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 322- In family households: 293 (83 male householders, 16 female householders)
90 spouses, 97 children (91 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person,
60 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (4 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% |