Benton township, Des Moines County, Iowa (IA)

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Benton township, IA map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 800 (all rural)

Males: 412	(51.5%)
Females: 388	(48.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 800 (708 owner occupied, 92 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Races in Benton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.7

Average houshold size: 2.71
Average family size: 3.11

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Population density: 22 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Benton township: Kingston United Methodist Church.

Cemeteries: Walker Cemetery, Bazel Cemetery, Neberry Cemetery, Kingston Cemetery, Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Freitas Cemetery, Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery.

74% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 688
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 61
South: 9
West: 17

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

Benton township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 279
Mobile homes: 35

Median worth of mobile homes: $70,800

Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 87 (9 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 20
1980 to 1989: 15
1970 to 1979: 67
1960 to 1969: 31
1950 to 1959: 17
1940 to 1949: 41
1939 or earlier: 82

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 63
6 rooms: 76
7 rooms: 53
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 38

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 24
3 bedrooms: 168
4 bedrooms: 57
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 21
3 bedrooms: 6
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 141
3 vehicles: 69
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 25

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 27
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:

German (47.4%)
United States or American (13.6%)
Swedish (13.4%)
English (6.4%)
Norwegian (4.0%)
Irish (3.1%)
Scottish (2.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 416 (80%)
Carpooled: 40 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Other means: 8 (2%)
Worked at home: 52 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
Electricity (15%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Utility gas (2%)

97.9% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 781

In family households: 714 (193 male householders, 52 female householders)
230 spouses, 230 children (207 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 67 (32 male householders (16 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 133 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 16 2-persons.

193 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (7 men, 10 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	15.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	42.1%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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

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