Bluff Creek township, Monroe County, Iowa (IA)

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Bluff Creek township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 291 (all rural)

Males: 148	(50.9%)
Females: 143	(49.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 291 (222 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Races in Bluff Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.3%

Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 39.7

Average houshold size: 2.60
Average family size: 3.06

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	6.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Buxton Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Bluff Creek township:	2.1%
State:	3.1%

55% of Bluff Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1033
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 151
South: 188
West: 67

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,300

Bluff Creek township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 475
One, attached: 3
Two: 3
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 24
Mobile homes: 187
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000

Housing units in Bluff Creek township with a mortgage: 123 (18 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 149

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 105
1990 to 1994: 58
1980 to 1989: 113
1970 to 1979: 131
1960 to 1969: 111
1950 to 1959: 41
1940 to 1949: 46
1939 or earlier: 76

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 62
5 rooms: 148
6 rooms: 135
7 rooms: 55
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 12

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 13
4 rooms: 40
5 rooms: 27
6 rooms: 16
7 rooms: 10
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 17
2 bedrooms: 110
3 bedrooms: 265
4 bedrooms: 53
5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluff Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 54
3 bedrooms: 36
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 27
1 vehicle: 120
2 vehicles: 193
3 vehicles: 77
4 vehicles: 35
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 64
2 vehicles: 36
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (27%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Food (5%)
Chemicals (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bluff Creek township:

United States or American (41.2%)
English (13.5%)
Irish (11.7%)
German (7.1%)
Scottish (3.0%)
Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Dutch (1.3%)

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

Russia (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 451 (74%)
Carpooled: 127 (21%)
Walked: 9 (1%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 20 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (63%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (6%)
No fuel used (1%)

97.7% of residents of Bluff Creek township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,452

In family households: 1,282 (341 male householders, 86 female householders)
329 spouses, 433 children (355 natural, 19 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 22 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 170 (72 male householders (68 living alone)), 76 female householders (68 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 191 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 136 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

64 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	2.4%
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: 12

Here:	27.9%
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)

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