Gower township, Cedar County, Iowa (IA)

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Gower township, IA map Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 528 (all rural)

Males: 270	(51.1%)
Females: 258	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 528 (447 owner occupied, 81 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Races in Gower township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Asian: 0.6%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 38.1

Average houshold size: 2.71
Average family size: 3.16

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Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Zoar.

Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery, Howard Cemetery, Honey Grove Cemetery.

Park in Gower township: Cedar Valley Park.

45% of Gower township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 411
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 33
South: 5
West: 10

Gower township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 173
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,800

Housing units in Gower township with a mortgage: 56 (6 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 17
1970 to 1979: 34
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 21
1939 or earlier: 73

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 33
6 rooms: 53
7 rooms: 20
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 20

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 22
3 bedrooms: 96
4 bedrooms: 21
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gower township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 26
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 18
2 vehicles: 61
3 vehicles: 33
4 vehicles: 23
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 6
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Transportation equipment (15%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (11%)
Public administration (6%)
Construction (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Public administration (12%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Gower township:

German (34.3%)
United States or American (16.5%)
Irish (13.6%)
Czech (5.9%)
Austrian (4.0%)
English (3.7%)
Italian (3.7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 259 (86%)
Carpooled: 31 (10%)
Worked at home: 12 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (6%)
Utility gas (3%)

97.7% of residents of Gower township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 459

In family households: 431 (125 male householders, 12 female householders)
137 spouses, 157 children (148 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28 (21 male householders (21 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 22 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person.

141 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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 Gower township:

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