Benton township, Keokuk County, Iowa (IA)

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Benton township, IA map Land area: 40.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,076 (all rural)

Males: 519	(48.2%)
Females: 557	(51.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,076 (816 owner occupied, 260 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Races in Benton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 39.0

Average houshold size: 2.52
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 27 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Hedrick.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Slagle Cemetery, Brooks Cemetery, Ford Cemetery, Abel Cemetery, Helm Cemetery, Akerman Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mattix Branch, Waugh Branch, Gobbler Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Benton township:	0.2%
State:	3.1%

70% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 908
Northeast: 24
Midwest: 99
South: 16
West: 26

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

Benton 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: 390
One, attached: 4
Two: 7
3 or 4: 26
5 to 9: 4
20 to 49: 10
Mobile homes: 42

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300

Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 110 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 20
1990 to 1994: 21
1980 to 1989: 31
1970 to 1979: 77
1960 to 1969: 53
1950 to 1959: 33
1940 to 1949: 23
1939 or earlier: 221

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 3
4 rooms: 25
5 rooms: 86
6 rooms: 63
7 rooms: 59
8 rooms: 38
9 or more rooms: 47

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 25
4 rooms: 21
5 rooms: 12
6 rooms: 24
7 rooms: 9
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 97
3 bedrooms: 137
4 bedrooms: 67
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 26
3 bedrooms: 30
4 bedrooms: 3
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 47
2 vehicles: 139
3 vehicles: 74
4 vehicles: 35
5 or more vehicles: 16

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

no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 47
2 vehicles: 35
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Machinery (15%)
Construction (10%)
Food (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Wood products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (6%)
Food (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:

German (32.1%)
United States or American (14.6%)
Irish (14.2%)
English (12.4%)
Dutch (5.9%)
Swedish (2.2%)
Italian (1.8%)

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

Thailand (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 372 (76%)
Carpooled: 70 (14%)
Walked: 19 (4%)
Worked at home: 26 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (40%)
Electricity (28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Wood (2%)

99.1% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,077

In family households: 952 (253 male householders, 46 female householders)
257 spouses, 359 children (327 natural, 6 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 1 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 125 (36 male householders (29 living alone)), 73 female householders (65 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 94 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

220 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (16 men, 36 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: 3

Here:	9.1%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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