Badger township, Webster County, Iowa (IA)

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Badger township, IA map Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,287 (all rural)

Males: 646	(50.2%)
Females: 641	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,287 (1,078 owner occupied, 209 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Badger township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.7%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.1%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 37.2

Average houshold size: 2.73
Average family size: 3.14

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Population density: 35 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Badger.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Blossom Hill Cemetery, Hovey Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery.

Creek: Badger Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (100% naturalized citizens)

Badger township:	0.6%
State:	3.1%

72% of Badger township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1135
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 143
South: 11
West: 31

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

Badger township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 434
One, attached: 12
Two: 9
3 or 4: 5
5 to 9: 18
Mobile homes: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000

Housing units in Badger township with a mortgage: 273 (11 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 20
1970 to 1979: 158
1960 to 1969: 103
1950 to 1959: 56
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 100

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 18
5 rooms: 60
6 rooms: 90
7 rooms: 82
8 rooms: 68
9 or more rooms: 78

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 33
5 rooms: 8
6 rooms: 10
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 61
3 bedrooms: 220
4 bedrooms: 96
5 or more bedrooms: 20

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Badger township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 42
3 bedrooms: 16
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 63
2 vehicles: 187
3 vehicles: 97
4 vehicles: 36
5 or more vehicles: 9

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 34
2 vehicles: 14
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (30%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (14%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Badger township:

German (31.2%)
Norwegian (19.6%)
United States or American (12.0%)
Irish (9.4%)
English (7.3%)
Italian (3.1%)
Swedish (2.3%)

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

Nicaragua (88%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 573 (86%)
Carpooled: 54 (8%)
Walked: 6 (1%)
Other means: 13 (2%)
Worked at home: 18 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (66%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (9%)

97.9% of residents of Badger township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,357

In family households: 1,231 (333 male householders, 34 female householders)
362 spouses, 483 children (423 natural, 2 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 126 (68 male householders (48 living alone)), 37 female householders (36 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 140 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person, 19 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

322 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (9 men, 33 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48

Here:	22.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

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

Here:	11.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	25.0%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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