Goewey township, Osceola County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 264 (all rural)
| Males: 139 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 125 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 264 (205 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Goewey township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.97
| Goewey township: | 3.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.28
| Goewey township: | $49,021 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,181 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
| : | $77,181 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 25.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Goewey township: High Plains Dairy (A), Ommen Farms (B), Verdoorn Farm (C), Sterler Seed Farm (D), L R Holstein Farm (E), Morfitt Farms (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Goewey Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Goewey township: Goewey Prairie Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Goewey 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, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 220
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 47
- South: 5
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
Housing units in Goewey township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Metal and metal products (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Health care (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Textile mills and textile products (6%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (21%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Goewey township:
- Dutch (39.8%)
- German (21.4%)
- United States or American (12.0%)
- English (7.9%)
- Irish (6.0%)
- Norwegian (3.4%)
- Swedish (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 101 (74%)
- Worked at home: 36 (26%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 277- In family households: 272 (79 male householders, 0 female householders)
77 spouses, 111 children (111 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
72 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (3 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 35.7% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
| Here: | 35.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |