Fruitland township, Muscatine County, Iowa (IA)

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Fruitland township, IA map Land area: 24.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,262 (8% urban, 92% rural)

Males: 1,079	(47.7%)
Females: 1,183	(52.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,112 (1,903 owner occupied, 209 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	28%

Races in Fruitland township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 40.8

Average houshold size: 2.76
Average family size: 3.03

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Population density: 94 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Fruitland.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Island Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 46 (54% naturalized citizens)

Fruitland township:	2.0%
State:	3.1%

59% of Fruitland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1742
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 324
South: 61
West: 97

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Fruitland township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

150 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 692
One, attached: 14
Two: 6
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 16
10 to 19: 6
Mobile homes: 69

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,300

Housing units in Fruitland township with a mortgage: 414 (28 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 104
1990 to 1994: 59
1980 to 1989: 101
1970 to 1979: 261
1960 to 1969: 84
1950 to 1959: 58
1940 to 1949: 36
1939 or earlier: 77

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 82
5 rooms: 160
6 rooms: 141
7 rooms: 117
8 rooms: 78
9 or more rooms: 99

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 19
4 rooms: 29
5 rooms: 4
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 185
3 bedrooms: 328
4 bedrooms: 153
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fruitland township:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 35
3 bedrooms: 18
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 94
2 vehicles: 344
3 vehicles: 157
4 vehicles: 55
5 or more vehicles: 29

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

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 41
2 vehicles: 12
3 vehicles: 18
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Food (13%)
Furniture and related products (12%)
Construction (10%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Chemicals (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Health care (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fruitland township:

German (42.3%)
English (12.5%)
Irish (11.6%)
United States or American (10.8%)
Dutch (2.6%)
Norwegian (1.6%)
Danish (1.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (54%)
Germany (24%)
Korea (9%)
Vietnam (9%)
Italy (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,016 (84%)
Carpooled: 104 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 39 (3%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 38 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (85%)
Electricity (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

150 people in nursing homes

94.5% of residents of Fruitland township speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,141

In family households: 1,948 (550 male householders, 77 female householders)
533 spouses, 641 children (547 natural, 27 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 15 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 193 (72 male householders (50 living alone)), 72 female householders (63 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 155 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 253 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 113 1-person, 27 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

437 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (24 men, 46 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	9.8%
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: 6

Here:	9.0%
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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