Arcadia township, Carroll County, Iowa (IA)

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Arcadia township, IA map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 752 (all rural)

Males: 395	(52.5%)
Females: 357	(47.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 752 (613 owner occupied, 139 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Races in Arcadia township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
Asian: 0.3%

Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 38.5

Average houshold size: 2.74
Average family size: 3.23

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Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	7.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Arcadia.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

78% of Arcadia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 670
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 17
South: 7
West: 2

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Arcadia township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 264
3 or 4: 8
Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,100

Housing units in Arcadia township with a mortgage: 87 (9 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 11
1970 to 1979: 21
1960 to 1969: 34
1950 to 1959: 43
1940 to 1949: 21
1939 or earlier: 144

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 22
5 rooms: 28
6 rooms: 40
7 rooms: 43
8 rooms: 43
9 or more rooms: 49

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 5
5 rooms: 7
6 rooms: 2
7 rooms: 13
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 9

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 48
3 bedrooms: 72
4 bedrooms: 87
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arcadia township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 9
3 bedrooms: 14
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 52
2 vehicles: 100
3 vehicles: 49
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 9
2 vehicles: 15
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (34%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Food (8%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (30%)
Public administration (16%)
Health care (11%)
Data processing and other information services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (22%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (22%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
Food processing workers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Therapists (11%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (9%)
Child care workers (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Arcadia township:

German (84.1%)
Irish (4.5%)
United States or American (4.3%)
Swedish (1.6%)
Czechoslovakian (1.1%)
Dutch (0.7%)
Italian (0.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 258 (70%)
Carpooled: 38 (10%)
Motorcycle: 3 (1%)
Walked: 24 (7%)
Worked at home: 43 (12%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
Electricity (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
Utility gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

96.6% of residents of Arcadia township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 699

In family households: 617 (175 male householders, 13 female householders)
178 spouses, 230 children (228 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 82 (40 male householders (37 living alone)), 37 female householders (35 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 72 1-person, 5 2-persons.

194 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (6 men, 10 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27

Here:	33.3%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	33.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	45.8%
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)

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