Baker township, Guthrie County, Iowa (IA)

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Baker township, IA map Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 206 (all rural)

Males: 107	(51.9%)
Females: 99	(48.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 206 (176 owner occupied, 30 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Races in Baker township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 1.5%

Median age of males: 47.7
Median age of females: 47.2

Average houshold size: 2.42
Average family size: 2.63

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

95% of Baker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 160
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 19
South: 0
West: 3

Baker township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 84
Mobile homes: 3

Housing units in Baker township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 4
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 3
1970 to 1979: 4
1960 to 1969: 7
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 48

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 12
6 rooms: 12
7 rooms: 12
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 2

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 20
3 bedrooms: 16
4 bedrooms: 19
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker township:

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

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 21
3 vehicles: 31
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 1

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Health care (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Baker township:

German (35.5%)
English (25.0%)
United States or American (13.7%)
Danish (9.7%)
Norwegian (8.1%)
Swedish (4.8%)
Irish (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 69 (61%)
Carpooled: 27 (24%)
Walked: 5 (4%)
Worked at home: 13 (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
Electricity (16%)
Wood (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Utility gas (3%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 182

In family households: 173 (60 male householders, 10 female householders)
61 spouses, 38 children (38 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person.

34 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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: 2

Here:	100.0%
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 Baker township:

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