Charter Oak township, Crawford County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 757 (all rural)
| Males: 375 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 382 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 757 (603 owner occupied, 154 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Charter Oak township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 42.9
Median age of females: 45.2
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Average household size: 2.26
| Charter Oak township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Charter Oak township: | $46,895 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,838 (it was $60,000 in 2000)
| : | $84,838 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Charter Oak.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Boniface Cemetery (1), Saint John Cemetery (2), Saint Paul Cemetery (3), Charter Oak Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Charter Oak township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 368
- Northeast: 34
- Midwest: 44
- South: 131
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 315
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 66
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $48,300
Housing units in Charter Oak township with a mortgage: 71 (5 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83
- Public administration (35%)
- Paper (21%)
- U. S. Postal service (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (34%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (19%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Top executives (12%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Therapists (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Charter Oak township:
- United States or American (39.1%)
- English (17.6%)
- German (16.3%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
- Scottish (2.2%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 124 (56%)
- Carpooled: 66 (30%)
- Worked at home: 30 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (11%)
95.7% of residents of Charter Oak township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 582- In family households: 508 (166 male householders, 25 female householders)
160 spouses, 120 children (104 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 74 (10 male householders (6 living alone)), 49 female householders (41 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 105 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 17 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 12 2-persons,
150 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (10 men, 16 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% |