Bellville township, Pocahontas County, Iowa (IA)

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Bellville township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 424 (all rural)

Males: 227	(53.5%)
Females: 197	(46.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 424 (327 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Races in Bellville township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
Black: 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%

Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 45.1

Average houshold size: 2.30
Average family size: 2.81

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Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	6.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Palmer.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Saint Paul Cemetery, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery, Palmer Cemetery.

Parks in Bellville township include: Kaslow Prairie State Preserve, Palmer Wildlife Refuge.

100% of Bellville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

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

This state: 45
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 0
South: 16
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Bellville township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 20
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300

Housing units in Bellville township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 3
1990 to 1994: 3
1980 to 1989: 5
1970 to 1979: 4
1960 to 1969: 5
1950 to 1959: 8
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 1

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

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

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 5
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bellville township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 9
2 vehicles: 11
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

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

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Construction (8%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Warehousing and storage (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bellville township:

United States or American (100.0%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18 (56%)
Carpooled: 10 (31%)
Walked: 4 (13%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
Utility gas (25%)
Electricity (8%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 61

In family households: 55 (21 male householders, 0 female householders)
15 spouses, 14 children (14 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person.

86 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (9 men, 3 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%

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 Bellville township:

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