Highland township, Wapello County, Iowa (IA)

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Highland township, IA map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 279 (all rural)

Males: 146	(52.3%)
Females: 133	(47.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 279 (204 owner occupied, 75 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

Races in Highland township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
Asian: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 41.3

Average houshold size: 2.49
Average family size: 2.95

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	15.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: County Farm Cemetery, Nasby Corner Cemetery, McCormick Cemetery, Hook Cemetery.

Creek: Spring Creek.

77% of Highland 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, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 120
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 5
South: 14
West: 6

Highland township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 43
Mobile homes: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,200

Housing units in Highland township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 28
1970 to 1979: 19
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 8
1940 to 1949: 3
1939 or earlier: 5

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 30
6 rooms: 6
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 12
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 17
3 bedrooms: 36
4 bedrooms: 12
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 18
2 vehicles: 28
3 vehicles: 19
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
Machinery (9%)
Warehousing and storage (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Construction (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (37%)
Educational services (19%)
U. S. Postal service (14%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Private households (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (27%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (27%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (22%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
Therapists (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Highland township:

United States or American (69.5%)
English (14.3%)
Russian (8.6%)
Irish (7.6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 58 (92%)
Carpooled: 5 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
Electricity (34%)
Utility gas (12%)
Wood (9%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 166

In family households: 153 (37 male householders, 12 female householders)
35 spouses, 55 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person.

60 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 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)

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