German township, Kossuth County, Iowa (IA)

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German township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 257 (all rural)

Males: 142	(55.3%)
Females: 115	(44.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 257 (205 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in German township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Black: 0.4%

Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 41.8

Average houshold size: 2.65
Average family size: 3.04

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Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	17.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	10.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: German Township Cemetery, Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery.

Park in German township: Copp Prairie Area.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

German township:	0.8%
State:	3.1%

86% of German township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 184
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 29
South: 6
West: 2

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

German township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 88

Housing units in German township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 4
1970 to 1979: 13
1960 to 1969: 7
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 36

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 12

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 9
3 bedrooms: 31
4 bedrooms: 28
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in German township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 10
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 12
2 vehicles: 34
3 vehicles: 18
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 3
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 6
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Food (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Construction (11%)
Machinery (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Food (8%)
Machinery (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in German township:

German (71.2%)
Norwegian (11.9%)
English (5.6%)
Danish (2.3%)
Dutch (1.7%)
Luxemburger (1.7%)
Czechoslovakian (1.1%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 60 (51%)
Carpooled: 22 (19%)
Worked at home: 35 (30%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
Electricity (17%)
Utility gas (3%)
Wood (3%)

95.1% of residents of German township speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 224

In family households: 199 (65 male householders, 0 female householders)
70 spouses, 64 children (61 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 25 (10 male householders (6 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 4 2-persons.

71 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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%

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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in German township:

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