Beaver township, Dallas County, Iowa (IA)

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Beaver township, IA map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 500 (all rural)

Males: 257	(51.4%)
Females: 243	(48.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 500 (397 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Races in Beaver township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 40.7
Median age of females: 40.6

Average houshold size: 2.48
Average family size: 2.94

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Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	17.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	7.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Bouton.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Lake Robbins Ballroom.

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (63% naturalized citizens)

Beaver township:	1.6%
State:	3.1%

60% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 962
Northeast: 116
Midwest: 93
South: 262
West: 19

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $155,000

Beaver township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 706
Two: 12
3 or 4: 9
Mobile homes: 213
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,000

Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 176 (10 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 111

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 39
1995 to 1998: 136
1990 to 1994: 173
1980 to 1989: 215
1970 to 1979: 162
1960 to 1969: 96
1950 to 1959: 38
1940 to 1949: 35
1939 or earlier: 67

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 99
5 rooms: 139
6 rooms: 122
7 rooms: 56
8 rooms: 21
9 or more rooms: 41

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 30
4 rooms: 66
5 rooms: 20
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 190
3 bedrooms: 254
4 bedrooms: 27
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 39
2 bedrooms: 72
3 bedrooms: 22
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 40
1 vehicle: 79
2 vehicles: 224
3 vehicles: 97
4 vehicles: 33
5 or more vehicles: 24

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

no vehicle: 9
1 vehicle: 75
2 vehicles: 34
3 vehicles: 21
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Paper (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Educational services (24%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:

United States or American (29.8%)
English (17.7%)
Irish (16.2%)
German (10.8%)
Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
Italian (2.1%)
Scottish (2.1%)

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

Netherlands (63%)
Germany (38%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 544 (80%)
Carpooled: 87 (13%)
Walked: 7 (1%)
Other means: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 36 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (47%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Wood (14%)
Utility gas (2%)

97.6% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,465

In family households: 1,250 (401 male householders, 67 female householders)
388 spouses, 335 children (300 natural, 8 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 3 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 215 (78 male householders (43 living alone)), 75 female householders (67 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 281 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 24 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 37 2-persons, 6 5-persons.

100 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (7 men, 7 women).

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

Here:	5.1%
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: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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