Elk township, Buena Vista County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 223 (all rural)
| Males: 111 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 112 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 223 (126 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 43% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Elk township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.56
| Elk township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Elk township: | $46,469 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $459 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,744 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| : | $99,744 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 31.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: West Scott (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Elk township include: Elk Church (A), Immanuel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Plainview Cemetery (1), Elk Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of Elk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 455
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 50
- South: 42
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 242
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 9
- 10 to 19: 2
- 20 to 49: 4
- Mobile homes: 12
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Elk township with a mortgage: 72 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (51%)
- Food (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Health care (22%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (50%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Painters and paperhangers (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk township:
- United States or American (37.1%)
- Irish (17.9%)
- English (8.8%)
- German (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.6%)
- Dutch (2.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 188 (88%)
- Carpooled: 13 (6%)
- Walked: 11 (5%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 1 (0%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (82%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 557- In family households: 478 (119 male householders, 34 female householders)
120 spouses, 183 children (161 natural, 5 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (18 male householders (14 living alone)), 54 female householders (54 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
49 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 47.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |