Fremont township, Benton County, Iowa (IA)

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Fremont township, IA map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,736 (all rural)

Males: 884	(50.9%)
Females: 852	(49.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,736 (1,521 owner occupied, 215 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Races in Fremont township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.5%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 34.6
Median age of females: 34.7

Average houshold size: 2.84
Average family size: 3.19

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Population density: 48 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	7.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Atkins.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Saint Stephens Cemetery, Fix Cemetery, Raetz Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Fremont township:	0.1%
State:	3.1%

64% of Fremont 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: 1171
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 77
South: 183
West: 75

Fremont township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 323
Mobile homes: 200
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,500

Housing units in Fremont township with a mortgage: 154 (4 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 60
1990 to 1994: 52
1980 to 1989: 136
1970 to 1979: 121
1960 to 1969: 39
1950 to 1959: 80
1940 to 1949: 11
1939 or earlier: 14

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

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 13
3 rooms: 38
4 rooms: 79
5 rooms: 141
6 rooms: 90
7 rooms: 60
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 0

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 24
5 rooms: 26
6 rooms: 7
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 18
1 bedroom: 44
2 bedrooms: 129
3 bedrooms: 211
4 bedrooms: 37
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fremont township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 24
3 bedrooms: 37
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 21
1 vehicle: 117
2 vehicles: 199
3 vehicles: 81
4 vehicles: 23
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 50
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Wood products (11%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Chemicals (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Food and beverage stores (16%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Religious workers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (17%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fremont township:

United States or American (49.4%)
Irish (11.0%)
German (8.5%)
Italian (4.1%)
English (3.5%)
French (except Basque) (1.8%)
Dutch (1.7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 559 (83%)
Carpooled: 105 (16%)
Worked at home: 10 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (46%)
Utility gas (30%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Wood (2%)

99.2% of residents of Fremont township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,517

In family households: 1,427 (381 male householders, 41 female householders)
381 spouses, 471 children (417 natural, 16 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 103 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 39 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 90 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 52 female householders (50 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 149 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 1 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

444 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (22 men, 51 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14

Here:	5.4%
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:	46.2%
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)

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