Black Hawk township, Grundy County, Iowa (IA)

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Black Hawk township, IA map Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,020 (all rural)

Males: 976	(48.3%)
Females: 1,044	(51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,971 (1,635 owner occupied, 336 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Races in Black Hawk township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
Black: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.0%

Median age of males: 41.2
Median age of females: 44.5

Average houshold size: 2.38
Average family size: 2.90

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Population density: 56 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	13.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Reinbeck.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Weiss Cemetery, Hillcrest Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (83% naturalized citizens)

Black Hawk township:	0.3%
State:	3.1%

57% of Black Hawk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1007
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 156
South: 125
West: 38

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000

Black Hawk township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

49 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 436
One, attached: 4
Two: 29
3 or 4: 13
5 to 9: 13
20 to 49: 6
Mobile homes: 110
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500

Housing units in Black Hawk township with a mortgage: 157 (16 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 34
1990 to 1994: 49
1980 to 1989: 95
1970 to 1979: 138
1960 to 1969: 86
1950 to 1959: 68
1940 to 1949: 61
1939 or earlier: 61

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Black Hawk township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 17
4 rooms: 42
5 rooms: 143
6 rooms: 85
7 rooms: 54
8 rooms: 24
9 or more rooms: 4

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Black Hawk township, Iowa:

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 36
4 rooms: 39
5 rooms: 52
6 rooms: 34
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Black Hawk township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 24
2 bedrooms: 93
3 bedrooms: 228
4 bedrooms: 26
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Black Hawk township:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 38
2 bedrooms: 72
3 bedrooms: 55
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 25
1 vehicle: 98
2 vehicles: 160
3 vehicles: 68
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 6

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

no vehicle: 31
1 vehicle: 88
2 vehicles: 46
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Machinery (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Black Hawk township:

United States or American (36.1%)
Irish (12.5%)
English (11.3%)
German (5.1%)
Dutch (2.0%)
French (except Basque) (2.0%)
European (1.9%)

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

Germany (50%)
Mexico (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 456 (87%)
Carpooled: 52 (10%)
Walked: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (66%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Wood (5%)

49 people in nursing homes

97.9% of residents of Black Hawk township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,352

In family households: 1,178 (325 male householders, 65 female householders)
349 spouses, 389 children (323 natural, 14 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 9 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 174 (55 male householders (47 living alone)), 103 female householders (98 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 145 1-person, 11 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

411 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (19 men, 46 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)

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 Black Hawk township:

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