Harrison township, Boone County, Iowa (IA)

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Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 368 (all rural)

Males: 200	(54.3%)
Females: 168	(45.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 368 (294 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Harrison township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.1%

Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 42.0

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Average household size: 2.54

Harrison township:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.95

Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,428 ($41,442 in 1999)

This township:	$51,428
Iowa:	$48,980

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $567 (lower quartile is $362, upper quartile is $584)

Here:	$567
State:	$478

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $204,833 (it was $133,500 in 2000)

Harrison township:	$204,833
Iowa:	$120,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $145,822 - $323,247

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $220,986
Here: $220,986
State: $151,372

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Harrison township include: New Bethel Church, Mount Paron Church, Mount Gillard Church.

Cemeteries: McDonald Cemetery, Wheelers Cemetery, Thomas Cemetery.

Creek: Populi Creek.

77% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 297
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 61
South: 4
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 153

Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 33 (4 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 27
1960 to 1969: 14
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 10
1939 or earlier: 75

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harrison township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 32 9 or more rooms: 35

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harrison township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 5 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harrison township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 33 3 bedrooms: 36 4 bedrooms: 45 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harrison township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 5 3 bedrooms: 5 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Harrison township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 16 2 vehicles: 63 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Harrison township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 23 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (23%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Repair and maintenance (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Utilities (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (21%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:

German (31.7%)
Norwegian (18.5%)
English (13.9%)
Polish (7.0%)
Irish (6.6%)
United States or American (4.5%)
Danish (2.8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 161 (74%)
Carpooled: 35 (16%)
Worked at home: 22 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%) Electricity (27%) Utility gas (8%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 368

In family households: 330 (122 male householders, 5 female householders)
119 spouses, 84 children (84 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 38 (29 male householders (23 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 6 2-persons.

67 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Harrison township:

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