Bennezette township, Butler County, Iowa (IA)

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Bennezette township, IA map Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 317 (all rural)

Males: 162	(51.1%)
Females: 155	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 317 (252 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Races in Bennezette township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 34.8

Average houshold size: 2.86
Average family size: 3.28

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Aredale.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

71% of Bennezette township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 288
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 3
South: 0
West: 0

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

Bennezette township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 125
Mobile homes: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Bennezette township with a mortgage: 17 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 3
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 5
1970 to 1979: 8
1960 to 1969: 8
1950 to 1959: 14
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 67

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 24
6 rooms: 16
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 13
9 or more rooms: 28

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 12
3 bedrooms: 36
4 bedrooms: 42
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennezette township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 20
2 vehicles: 34
3 vehicles: 27
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 7
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
Construction (23%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Machinery (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (30%)
Finance and insurance (17%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (36%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Carpenters (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Accountants and auditors (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Other healthcare support occupations (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bennezette township:

German (54.2%)
United States or American (16.5%)
English (6.9%)
Irish (3.8%)
French (except Basque) (3.5%)
Swiss (3.1%)
Norwegian (1.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 79 (61%)
Carpooled: 18 (14%)
Walked: 7 (5%)
Worked at home: 26 (20%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
Electricity (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)

98.5% of residents of Bennezette township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 294

In family households: 268 (70 male householders, 17 female householders)
80 spouses, 96 children (80 natural, 6 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 26 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person.

93 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men, 0 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: 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)

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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