Beaver township, Butler County, Iowa (IA)

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Beaver township, IA map Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,351 (all rural)

Males: 683	(50.6%)
Females: 668	(49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,351 (1,132 owner occupied, 219 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Beaver township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 41.2

Average houshold size: 2.53
Average family size: 2.89

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Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: New Hartford.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Bidwell Cemetery.

Creeks: Hammers Creek, McClure Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (50% naturalized citizens)

Beaver township:	0.3%
State:	3.1%

68% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1188
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 94
South: 35
West: 29

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Beaver township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 488
One, attached: 6
Two: 10
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 48

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000

Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 172 (11 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 105

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 30
1990 to 1994: 46
1980 to 1989: 38
1970 to 1979: 112
1960 to 1969: 49
1950 to 1959: 49
1940 to 1949: 38
1939 or earlier: 194

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 37
5 rooms: 112
6 rooms: 90
7 rooms: 93
8 rooms: 60
9 or more rooms: 42

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 15
4 rooms: 22
5 rooms: 20
6 rooms: 18
7 rooms: 16
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 96
3 bedrooms: 265
4 bedrooms: 67
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 47
3 bedrooms: 26
4 bedrooms: 13
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 29
1 vehicle: 83
2 vehicles: 154
3 vehicles: 129
4 vehicles: 30
5 or more vehicles: 14

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

no vehicle: 9
1 vehicle: 31
2 vehicles: 46
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Machinery (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (10%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:

German (57.4%)
United States or American (9.1%)
Irish (6.7%)
English (5.8%)
Danish (5.0%)
Norwegian (3.0%)
Dutch (1.5%)

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

Other Northern Europe (50%)
Germany (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 540 (82%)
Carpooled: 72 (11%)
Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
Walked: 10 (2%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

98.5% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,353

In family households: 1,192 (351 male householders, 55 female householders)
344 spouses, 388 children (340 natural, 8 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 161 (69 male householders (50 living alone)), 64 female householders (55 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 201 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 105 1-person, 26 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

245 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (26 men, 38 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	10.7%
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: 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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