Barnes township, Buena Vista County, Iowa (IA)

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Barnes township, IA map Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 695 (all rural)

Males: 351	(50.5%)
Females: 344	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 695 (540 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Races in Barnes township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 40.5

Average houshold size: 2.52
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Rembrandt, Linn Grove.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Little Sioux Valley Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (22% naturalized citizens)

Barnes township:	1.3%
State:	3.1%

73% of Barnes township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 542
Northeast: 17
Midwest: 44
South: 19
West: 16

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

Barnes township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 253
One, attached: 2
Two: 2
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 6
Mobile homes: 26

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500

Housing units in Barnes township with a mortgage: 72 (3 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 2
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 36
1970 to 1979: 28
1960 to 1969: 17
1950 to 1959: 35
1940 to 1949: 24
1939 or earlier: 144

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 19
5 rooms: 37
6 rooms: 57
7 rooms: 29
8 rooms: 28
9 or more rooms: 30

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 1
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 11
5 rooms: 5
6 rooms: 9
7 rooms: 16
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 54
3 bedrooms: 98
4 bedrooms: 39
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barnes township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 17
3 bedrooms: 21
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 57
2 vehicles: 76
3 vehicles: 41
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 9
1 vehicle: 10
2 vehicles: 14
3 vehicles: 23
4 vehicles: 1
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Food (14%)
Construction (13%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Food (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Barnes township:

German (42.2%)
Norwegian (11.8%)
Irish (8.1%)
Swedish (8.1%)
United States or American (6.8%)
English (6.6%)
Danish (2.6%)

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

Mexico (78%)
Canada (22%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 252 (74%)
Carpooled: 61 (18%)
Walked: 13 (4%)
Worked at home: 13 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
Electricity (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (2%)

96.3% of residents of Barnes township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 647

In family households: 560 (168 male householders, 22 female householders)
162 spouses, 186 children (170 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 87 (35 male householders (31 living alone)), 39 female householders (39 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 101 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 3 2-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

157 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (3 men, 18 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: 4

Here:	44.4%
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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