Freedom township, Palo Alto County, Iowa (IA)

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Freedom township, IA map Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,484 (74% urban, 26% rural)

Males: 745	(50.2%)
Females: 739	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,478 (1,058 owner occupied, 420 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Races in Freedom township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 41.9

Average houshold size: 2.26
Average family size: 2.91

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Population density: 43 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

56% of Freedom township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1274
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 90
South: 3
West: 38

Freedom township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 553
One, attached: 20
Two: 47
3 or 4: 42
5 to 9: 26
Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000

Housing units in Freedom township with a mortgage: 184 (27 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 184

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 29
1970 to 1979: 102
1960 to 1969: 49
1950 to 1959: 119
1940 to 1949: 80
1939 or earlier: 307

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 52
5 rooms: 114
6 rooms: 65
7 rooms: 47
8 rooms: 60
9 or more rooms: 78

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

1 room: 23
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 37
4 rooms: 32
5 rooms: 55
6 rooms: 45
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 13
9 or more rooms: 12

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 127
3 bedrooms: 178
4 bedrooms: 100
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom township:

no bedroom: 23
1 bedroom: 33
2 bedrooms: 93
3 bedrooms: 52
4 bedrooms: 18
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 14
1 vehicle: 130
2 vehicles: 162
3 vehicles: 72
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 24

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

no vehicle: 21
1 vehicle: 124
2 vehicles: 53
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 8

Most common industries for males:

Machinery (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (29%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Freedom township:

German (34.6%)
Norwegian (17.1%)
Irish (16.2%)
United States or American (7.0%)
English (4.6%)
Danish (4.0%)
Swedish (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 622 (76%)
Carpooled: 117 (14%)
Bicycle: 7 (1%)
Walked: 55 (7%)
Worked at home: 17 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (76%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Electricity (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

98.1% of residents of Freedom township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,415

In family households: 1,076 (312 male householders, 62 female householders)
264 spouses, 365 children (360 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 6 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 339 (148 male householders (120 living alone)), 132 female householders (116 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 171 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 31 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 236 1-person, 30 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

251 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (10 men, 42 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	13.3%
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: 10

Here:	7.3%
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 Freedom township:

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