Banks township, Fayette County, Iowa (IA)

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Banks township, IA map Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 384 (all rural)

Males: 200	(52.1%)
Females: 184	(47.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 384 (283 owner occupied, 101 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

Races in Banks township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 35.2
Median age of females: 36.4

Average houshold size: 2.91
Average family size: 3.29

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Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Union Evangelical Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 37 (32% naturalized citizens)

Banks township:	9.6%
State:	3.1%

58% of Banks township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1551
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 155
South: 295
West: 135

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,000

Banks township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 433
One, attached: 3
Two: 4
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 11
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 22
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 394
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,300

Housing units in Banks township with a mortgage: 232 (4 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 54
1995 to 1998: 106
1990 to 1994: 74
1980 to 1989: 274
1970 to 1979: 206
1960 to 1969: 82
1950 to 1959: 34
1940 to 1949: 22
1939 or earlier: 29

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

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 111
5 rooms: 219
6 rooms: 169
7 rooms: 77
8 rooms: 37
9 or more rooms: 22

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 14
3 rooms: 22
4 rooms: 61
5 rooms: 56
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 10
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 3

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

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 118
3 bedrooms: 444
4 bedrooms: 56
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Banks township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 39
2 bedrooms: 85
3 bedrooms: 53
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 18
1 vehicle: 154
2 vehicles: 303
3 vehicles: 116
4 vehicles: 47
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 90
2 vehicles: 62
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (29%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Apparel (6%)
Leather and allied products (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (12%)
Textile mills and textile products (9%)
Apparel (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Banks township:

United States or American (31.7%)
Irish (14.1%)
English (9.4%)
German (8.7%)
French (except Basque) (4.8%)
Scotch-Irish (4.1%)
Italian (3.3%)

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (30%)
Mexico (27%)
Sweden (8%)
Russia (8%)
Laos (8%)
Thailand (8%)
Germany (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 942 (84%)
Carpooled: 137 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (1%)
Walked: 15 (1%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 17 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (36%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Wood (1%)

96.4% of residents of Banks township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% speak English very well, 63% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,226

In family households: 2,005 (539 male householders, 103 female householders)
565 spouses, 677 children (592 natural, 10 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 34 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 221 (96 male householders (86 living alone)), 100 female householders (93 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 257 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 179 1-person, 12 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

102 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (8 men, 4 women).

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

Here:	0.8%
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: 6

Here:	7.3%
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 Banks township:

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