Bear Creek township, Poweshiek County, Iowa (IA)

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Bear Creek township, IA map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,709 (all rural)

Males: 801	(46.9%)
Females: 908	(53.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,654 (1,279 owner occupied, 375 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Races in Bear Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 40.6

Average houshold size: 2.36
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 47 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Brooklyn.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 30 (70% naturalized citizens)

Bear Creek township:	1.8%
State:	3.1%

57% of Bear Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1432
Northeast: 49
Midwest: 123
South: 344
West: 153

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500

Bear Creek township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

55 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 673
50 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 144

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,700

Housing units in Bear Creek township with a mortgage: 341 (0 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 120

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 175
1990 to 1994: 212
1980 to 1989: 181
1970 to 1979: 104
1960 to 1969: 42
1950 to 1959: 20
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 40

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bear Creek township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 13
3 rooms: 22
4 rooms: 46
5 rooms: 218
6 rooms: 209
7 rooms: 83
8 rooms: 66
9 or more rooms: 55

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Creek township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 5
5 rooms: 37
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bear Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 26
2 bedrooms: 58
3 bedrooms: 522
4 bedrooms: 97
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 14
3 bedrooms: 49
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 95
2 vehicles: 376
3 vehicles: 149
4 vehicles: 47
5 or more vehicles: 45

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 30
2 vehicles: 41
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Educational services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Creek township:

United States or American (28.9%)
Irish (14.4%)
English (12.0%)
German (11.0%)
Scottish (5.1%)
Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
Canadian (2.5%)

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

Korea (30%)
Poland (27%)
Mexico (23%)
Europe, n.e.c. (20%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 904 (86%)
Carpooled: 102 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 38 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (36%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (6%)

55 people in nursing homes

98.3% of residents of Bear Creek township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,150

In family households: 1,993 (601 male householders, 71 female householders)
615 spouses, 641 children (605 natural, 0 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 4 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 157 (69 male householders (49 living alone)), 54 female householders (48 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 282 2-persons, 190 3-persons, 154 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 11 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

314 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (33 men, 74 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	1.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	4.5%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	13.5%
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)

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