Amity township, Page County, Iowa (IA)

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Amity township, IA map Land area: 31.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 545 (all rural)

Males: 280	(51.4%)
Females: 265	(48.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 545 (481 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Races in Amity township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 39.3

Average houshold size: 2.71
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: College Springs.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Butler Cemetery, Grove Cemetery.

Creek: Middle Mill Creek.

66% of Amity township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 14% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 318
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 145
South: 29
West: 33

Amity township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 190
Mobile homes: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,300

Housing units in Amity township with a mortgage: 45 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 19
1970 to 1979: 19
1960 to 1969: 8
1950 to 1959: 16
1940 to 1949: 11
1939 or earlier: 110

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 15
5 rooms: 34
6 rooms: 39
7 rooms: 44
8 rooms: 16
9 or more rooms: 28

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 33
3 bedrooms: 76
4 bedrooms: 57
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amity township:

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

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

no vehicle: 3
1 vehicle: 33
2 vehicles: 92
3 vehicles: 27
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (15%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Construction (4%)

Most common industries for females:

U. S. Postal service (29%)
Health care (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Chemicals (11%)
Wood products (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (24%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Other financial specialists (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (23%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Amity township:

United States or American (27.6%)
German (25.3%)
Irish (13.9%)
English (11.6%)
Scotch-Irish (3.4%)
French (except Basque) (2.3%)
Welsh (2.1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 205 (75%)
Carpooled: 36 (13%)
Walked: 11 (4%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 19 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
Wood (9%)
Electricity (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)

98.4% of residents of Amity township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 525

In family households: 493 (137 male householders, 28 female householders)
150 spouses, 164 children (138 natural, 9 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 32 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person.

125 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (11 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 Amity township:

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