Benton township, Ringgold County, Iowa (IA)

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Benton township, IA map Land area: 29.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 112 (all rural)

Males: 51	(45.5%)
Females: 61	(54.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 112 (71 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	28%

Races in Benton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Asian: 0.9%

Median age of males: 31.5
Median age of females: 27.8

Average houshold size: 2.73
Average family size: 3.21

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Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	31.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	19.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Maloy.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Forest Home Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Platte River Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (100% naturalized citizens)

Benton township:	3.6%
State:	3.1%

54% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 78
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 26
South: 0
West: 0

Benton township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 12.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 36
Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $225,000

Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 0
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 11
1940 to 1949: 3
1939 or earlier: 22

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

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

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 12
5 or more bedrooms: 1

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 2
3 bedrooms: 4
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 11
3 vehicles: 5
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 6
3 vehicles: 3
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (11%)
Health care (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:

German (45.5%)
Irish (12.1%)
English (10.6%)
United States or American (10.6%)
Italian (4.5%)
Scotch-Irish (4.5%)
Scottish (3.0%)

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

Korea (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 34 (72%)
Carpooled: 10 (21%)
Walked: 1 (2%)
Worked at home: 2 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
Wood (17%)
Electricity (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

88.5% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
9.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 112

In family households: 95 (21 male householders, 8 female householders)
19 spouses, 33 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 17 (9 male householders (3 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives

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

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

32 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	42.9%
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: 1

Here:	100.0%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Benton township:

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