Ashton township, Monona County, Iowa (IA)

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Ashton township, IA map Land area: 42.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 600 (all rural)

Males: 293	(48.8%)
Females: 307	(51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 600 (478 owner occupied, 122 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Ashton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 42.7

Average houshold size: 2.37
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Whiting.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Ashton township:	0.3%
State:	3.1%

66% of Ashton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 415
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 108
South: 9
West: 39

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Ashton township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 218
One, attached: 2
Two: 2
3 or 4: 3
5 to 9: 4
Mobile homes: 31

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,900

Housing units in Ashton township with a mortgage: 72 (7 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 24
1960 to 1969: 14
1950 to 1959: 37
1940 to 1949: 26
1939 or earlier: 133

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 3
4 rooms: 27
5 rooms: 38
6 rooms: 39
7 rooms: 40
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 23

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

1 room: 1
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 11
5 rooms: 9
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 12
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 55
3 bedrooms: 77
4 bedrooms: 32
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashton township:

no bedroom: 1
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 20
3 bedrooms: 19
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 61
2 vehicles: 65
3 vehicles: 25
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 15

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

no vehicle: 1
1 vehicle: 34
2 vehicles: 15
3 vehicles: 4
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Furniture and related products (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Apparel (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Apparel (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ashton township:

German (42.1%)
United States or American (16.9%)
Irish (8.5%)
English (6.8%)
Norwegian (5.1%)
Swedish (4.0%)
French (except Basque) (3.6%)

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

Sweden (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 209 (79%)
Carpooled: 28 (11%)
Bicycle: 4 (2%)
Walked: 7 (3%)
Worked at home: 16 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (69%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Electricity (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

98.1% of residents of Ashton township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 578

In family households: 482 (112 male householders, 35 female householders)
118 spouses, 180 children (169 natural, 5 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 96 (40 male householders (30 living alone)), 43 female householders (43 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

117 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (4 men, 24 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	2.4%
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)

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