Fremont township, Fayette County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 620 (all rural)
| Males: 313 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 307 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 620 (485 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Fremont township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 2.71
| Fremont township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Fremont township: | $43,572 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,186 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
| : | $87,186 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
Cities in this township include: Westgate.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Fremont township: Murphy Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery (1), Saint Peter Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Stoe Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Fremont township: Downing County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Fremont township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 94
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 12
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 40
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,600
Housing units in Fremont township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fremont township:
- Irish (34.1%)
- United States or American (25.0%)
- European (12.5%)
- Scottish (11.4%)
- English (6.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (65%)
- Carpooled: 21 (35%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 126- In family households: 104 (26 male householders, 5 female householders)
27 spouses, 41 children (41 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
147 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% |