Amherst township, Cherokee County, Iowa (IA)

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Amherst township, IA map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 324 (all rural)

Males: 166	(51.2%)
Females: 158	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 324 (231 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	28%

Races in Amherst township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
Black: 0.3%
Asian: 1.2%

Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 38.0

Average houshold size: 2.79
Average family size: 3.31

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (100% naturalized citizens)

Amherst township:	1.2%
State:	3.1%

73% of Amherst 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, 65% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 267
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 17
South: 3
West: 2

Amherst township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 92
3 or 4: 11
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 2

Housing units in Amherst township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 1
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 11
1970 to 1979: 10
1960 to 1969: 10
1950 to 1959: 10
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 58

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 12
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 18

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 11
3 bedrooms: 19
4 bedrooms: 23
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 12
2 bedrooms: 3
3 bedrooms: 8
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 5
2 vehicles: 24
3 vehicles: 17
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 6

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 11
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
Construction (17%)
Food (16%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (13%)
Apparel (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (33%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Cashiers (9%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Child care workers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Amherst township:

German (58.7%)
Irish (9.6%)
Italian (5.8%)
Swedish (4.3%)
United States or American (4.3%)
Luxemburger (3.4%)
Norwegian (2.9%)

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

Korea (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 93 (62%)
Carpooled: 22 (15%)
Walked: 5 (3%)
Worked at home: 29 (19%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
Electricity (21%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Utility gas (13%)

99.6% of residents of Amherst township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 297

In family households: 250 (66 male householders, 4 female householders)
61 spouses, 117 children (111 natural, 5 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 47 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 3 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

85 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (5 men, 7 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%

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 Amherst township:

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