Bethel township, Fayette County, Iowa (IA)

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Bethel township, IA map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 379 (all rural)

Males: 196	(51.7%)
Females: 183	(48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 379 (317 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Bethel township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 37.6

Average houshold size: 2.81
Average family size: 3.15

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Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.1%
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:

Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery, Richfield Cemetery, Pitts Cemetery.

76% of Bethel township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% 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: 343
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 0
South: 0
West: 14

Bethel township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 133
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000

Housing units in Bethel township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 5
1970 to 1979: 8
1960 to 1969: 7
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 84

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 7
5 rooms: 13
6 rooms: 23
7 rooms: 42
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 15

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 25
3 bedrooms: 35
4 bedrooms: 58
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 22
2 vehicles: 40
3 vehicles: 39
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 7

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Transportation equipment (16%)
Construction (9%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
Furniture and related products (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Air transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Furniture and related products (12%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
Health care (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bethel township:

German (56.1%)
Norwegian (12.2%)
United States or American (10.2%)
Irish (7.3%)
English (2.0%)
Swedish (2.0%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 121 (77%)
Carpooled: 5 (3%)
Worked at home: 32 (20%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
Electricity (33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 357

In family households: 320 (87 male householders, 8 female householders)
83 spouses, 137 children (127 natural, 10 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 37 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person.

93 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (12 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%

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)

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

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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