Big Creek township, Black Hawk County, Iowa (IA)

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Big Creek township, IA map Land area: 25.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 2,640 (all rural)

Males: 1,265	(47.9%)
Females: 1,375	(52.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,593 (2,118 owner occupied, 475 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Races in Big Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.3%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 40.8

Average houshold size: 2.49
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 104 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: La Porte City.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Westview Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 22 (45% naturalized citizens)

Big Creek township:	0.8%
State:	3.1%

57% of Big Creek 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, 73% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2235
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 159
South: 107
West: 41

Big Creek township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

46 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 848
One, attached: 9
Two: 51
3 or 4: 53
5 to 9: 18
10 to 19: 34
20 to 49: 14
Mobile homes: 65

Housing units in Big Creek township with a mortgage: 404 (77 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 270

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 21
1980 to 1989: 60
1970 to 1979: 198
1960 to 1969: 114
1950 to 1959: 194
1940 to 1949: 66
1939 or earlier: 415

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Creek township, Iowa:

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 13
4 rooms: 88
5 rooms: 155
6 rooms: 166
7 rooms: 139
8 rooms: 135
9 or more rooms: 84

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Creek township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 54
4 rooms: 81
5 rooms: 58
6 rooms: 18
7 rooms: 10
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Creek township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 226
3 bedrooms: 332
4 bedrooms: 180
5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 69
2 bedrooms: 127
3 bedrooms: 52
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 30
1 vehicle: 168
2 vehicles: 340
3 vehicles: 171
4 vehicles: 50
5 or more vehicles: 25

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

no vehicle: 28
1 vehicle: 136
2 vehicles: 54
3 vehicles: 25
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 5

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Machinery (9%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Health care (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Big Creek township:

German (51.6%)
Irish (11.4%)
United States or American (9.0%)
English (8.8%)
Norwegian (5.1%)
Danish (1.9%)
Dutch (1.6%)

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

Mexico (55%)
Canada (32%)
Germany (14%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,098 (84%)
Carpooled: 123 (9%)
Walked: 31 (2%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 57 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (77%)
Electricity (13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)

46 people in nursing homes

97.0% of residents of Big Creek township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,548

In family households: 2,231 (558 male householders, 156 female householders)
607 spouses, 805 children (718 natural, 9 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 15 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 317 (112 male householders (95 living alone)), 164 female householders (148 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 279 2-persons, 216 3-persons, 141 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 243 1-person, 29 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

520 married couples with children.
142 single-parent households (29 men, 113 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	10.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	3.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	8.6%
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)

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