Athens township, Ringgold County, Iowa (IA)

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Athens township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 542 (all rural)

Males: 257	(47.4%)
Females: 285	(52.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 542 (388 owner occupied, 154 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Races in Athens township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 35.9

Average houshold size: 2.51
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	17.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Kellerton.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Merritt Cemetery, Tedrow Cemetery, Lewis Cemetery.

57% of Athens 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, 33% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 87
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 63
South: 30
West: 25

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

Athens township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 110
Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Athens township with a mortgage: 46 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 33
1970 to 1979: 34
1960 to 1969: 1
1950 to 1959: 9
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 13

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 11
6 rooms: 29
7 rooms: 31
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 23
3 bedrooms: 58
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 34
2 vehicles: 29
3 vehicles: 22
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (12%)
Health care (10%)
Wood products (8%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (44%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Educational services (7%)
Food (6%)
Wood products (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (12%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Health technologists and technicians (11%)
Cashiers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Athens township:

United States or American (49.0%)
Polish (12.1%)
Scotch-Irish (12.1%)
English (11.5%)
German (3.8%)
Danish (3.2%)
Irish (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 49 (75%)
Carpooled: 16 (25%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
Wood (37%)
Electricity (13%)
Utility gas (7%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 218

In family households: 201 (55 male householders, 21 female householders)
65 spouses, 49 children (24 natural, 10 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 17 (5 male householders (0 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 5 2-persons.

106 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (10 men, 30 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 Athens township:

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