Geneseo township, Tama County, Iowa (IA)

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Geneseo township, IA map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 406 (all rural)

Males: 224	(55.2%)
Females: 182	(44.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 406 (325 owner occupied, 81 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Geneseo township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%

Median age of males: 43.9
Median age of females: 44.3

Average houshold size: 2.52
Average family size: 2.82

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Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	16.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	6.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Geneseo Cemetery, Hill Cemetery, Spencer Cemetery.

Creek: Twelvemile Creek.

Parks in Geneseo township include: Site of Former Mooreville Historical Marker, Hickory Hills Park.

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (100% naturalized citizens)

Geneseo township:	0.7%
State:	3.1%

67% of Geneseo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 565
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 44
South: 18
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Geneseo township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 284
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 37

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,400

Housing units in Geneseo township with a mortgage: 78 (9 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 47
1970 to 1979: 99
1960 to 1969: 85
1950 to 1959: 37
1940 to 1949: 29
1939 or earlier: 13

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 40
5 rooms: 68
6 rooms: 41
7 rooms: 35
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 2

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 16
5 rooms: 20
6 rooms: 27
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 72
3 bedrooms: 109
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Geneseo township:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 28
3 bedrooms: 37
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 71
2 vehicles: 81
3 vehicles: 25
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 28
2 vehicles: 24
3 vehicles: 4
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Food (11%)
Construction (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Public administration (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Air transportation (7%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Geneseo township:

United States or American (41.6%)
English (19.0%)
Irish (9.5%)
German (9.2%)
Dutch (2.0%)
Italian (1.6%)
Polish (1.3%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 244 (88%)
Carpooled: 30 (11%)
Walked: 1 (0%)
Other means: 2 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (14%)
Wood (6%)

99.3% of residents of Geneseo township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 641

In family households: 536 (146 male householders, 43 female householders)
161 spouses, 149 children (133 natural, 7 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 8 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 105 (40 male householders (32 living alone)), 51 female householders (50 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 83 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 19 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

70 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (4 men, 5 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): 1

Here:	3.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Geneseo township:

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