Bloomfield township, Winneshiek County, Iowa (IA)

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Bloomfield township, IA map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 551 (all rural)

Males: 300	(54.4%)
Females: 251	(45.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 551 (417 owner occupied, 134 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Races in Bloomfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
Asian: 0.7%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 38.8

Average houshold size: 2.60
Average family size: 3.03

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Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	39.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	18.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Castalia.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bloomfield Cemetery, Mount Grove Cemetery, Moneek Cemetery, Roy Schultz Property Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery.

64% of Bloomfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 474
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 28
South: 79
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Bloomfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 155
Mobile homes: 68

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,300

Housing units in Bloomfield township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 1
1990 to 1994: 3
1980 to 1989: 35
1970 to 1979: 108
1960 to 1969: 22
1950 to 1959: 16
1940 to 1949: 3
1939 or earlier: 17

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 4
5 rooms: 87
6 rooms: 20
7 rooms: 9
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 9

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 10
5 rooms: 31
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 39
3 bedrooms: 75
4 bedrooms: 31
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 12
3 bedrooms: 31
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 31
1 vehicle: 46
2 vehicles: 57
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 12
1 vehicle: 38
2 vehicles: 4
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
Public administration (16%)
Mining (9%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Construction (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (39%)
Educational services (29%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Social assistance (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (32%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (16%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Accountants and auditors (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
Registered nurses (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bloomfield township:

United States or American (15.1%)
Irish (3.4%)
African (3.4%)
Scotch-Irish (3.2%)
English (2.6%)
Italian (0.8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 143 (73%)
Carpooled: 50 (25%)
Other means: 4 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
Utility gas (27%)
Electricity (18%)
Wood (1%)

99.6% of residents of Bloomfield township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 583

In family households: 529 (67 male householders, 91 female householders)
78 spouses, 225 children (185 natural, 27 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 54 (17 male householders (16 living alone)), 35 female householders (33 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 3 2-persons.

119 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (8 men, 11 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	11.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	4.8%
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 Bloomfield township:

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