Anderson township, Mills County, Iowa (IA)

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Land area: 53.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 507 (all rural)

Males: 261	(51.5%)
Females: 246	(48.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 507 (409 owner occupied, 98 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Races in Anderson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 42.0

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Average household size: 2.50

Anderson township:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.91

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,805 ($39,063 in 1999)

This township:	$46,805
Iowa:	$47,292

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $228 (lower quartile is $214, upper quartile is $447)

Here:	$228
State:	$454

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,772 (it was $76,100 in 2000)

Anderson township:	$112,772
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,219 - $167,794

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $154,704
Here: $154,704
State: $150,000

Mobile homes: $8,000
Here: $8,000
State: $29,315

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: White Cemetery, Jeffery Cemetery, Vest Cemetery, Cook Cemetery, Robinson Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sycamore Creek, Vest Spring Branch, Wideman Creek, Knob Creek, Knob Branch, Blue Branch.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Anderson township:	0.4%
State:	3.1%

79% of Anderson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 321
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 124
South: 13
West: 25

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Anderson township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 210
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Anderson township with a mortgage: 61 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 10
1970 to 1979: 26
1960 to 1969: 13
1950 to 1959: 7
1940 to 1949: 17
1939 or earlier: 131

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Anderson township, Iowa:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 13 5 rooms: 25 6 rooms: 54 7 rooms: 23 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 14

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anderson township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 10 5 rooms: 3 6 rooms: 4 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Anderson township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 33 3 bedrooms: 78 4 bedrooms: 30 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anderson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 6 3 bedrooms: 16 4 bedrooms: 3 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Anderson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 37 2 vehicles: 69 3 vehicles: 32 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Anderson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 5 2 vehicles: 14 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 2

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
Construction (17%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (17%)
Educational services (15%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (24%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Anderson township:

German (34.9%)
United States or American (13.7%)
English (12.6%)
Irish (7.4%)
Swedish (6.3%)
Italian (5.5%)
Polish (3.6%)

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

Japan (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 173 (68%)
Carpooled: 37 (15%)
Walked: 6 (2%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 37 (15%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%) Utility gas (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Electricity (4%) Wood (3%) No fuel used (1%)

98.5% of residents of Anderson township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 497

In family households: 438 (130 male householders, 24 female householders)
142 spouses, 130 children (118 natural, 7 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 59 (28 male householders (23 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

96 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (8 men, 16 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	15.6%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Anderson township:

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