Huron township, Des Moines County, Iowa (IA)

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Huron township, IA map Land area: 45.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.
Population: 385 (all rural)

Males: 193	(50.1%)
Females: 192	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 385 (292 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Races in Huron township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Black: 1.3%

Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 36.7

Average houshold size: 2.71
Average family size: 3.15

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	14.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Memorial Cemetery, Dolbee Cemetery, Hawkeye Cemetery.

Lakes: Twin Ponds, Ray Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dolbee Creek, Buffalo Slough, Barlow Lake Drain, Cody Chute, Butler Drain, Tyler Lake Drain.

Park in Huron township: Fourth Pumping Station County Park.

56% of Huron township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 840
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 17
South: 72
West: 34

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000

Huron township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 378
One, attached: 6
Mobile homes: 163

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,800

Housing units in Huron township with a mortgage: 98 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 65
1990 to 1994: 12
1980 to 1989: 53
1970 to 1979: 165
1960 to 1969: 87
1950 to 1959: 46
1940 to 1949: 37
1939 or earlier: 68

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 19
4 rooms: 23
5 rooms: 112
6 rooms: 85
7 rooms: 26
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 31

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 36
5 rooms: 17
6 rooms: 6
7 rooms: 13
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 14

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 110
3 bedrooms: 165
4 bedrooms: 22
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huron township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 49
3 bedrooms: 28
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 14
1 vehicle: 65
2 vehicles: 150
3 vehicles: 58
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 42
2 vehicles: 26
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Nonmetallic mineral products (26%)
Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Food (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Social assistance (19%)
Educational services (16%)
Construction (9%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (8%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Carpenters (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
Child care workers (8%)
Customer service representatives (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Huron township:

United States or American (26.0%)
German (9.6%)
English (3.7%)
French (except Basque) (3.0%)
Irish (1.9%)
Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
French Canadian (1.4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 348 (69%)
Carpooled: 113 (22%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Other means: 25 (5%)
Worked at home: 17 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
Electricity (26%)
Wood (7%)
Other fuel (6%)
Utility gas (6%)
No fuel used (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 968

In family households: 864 (254 male householders, 41 female householders)
253 spouses, 224 children (207 natural, 5 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 27 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 104 (34 male householders (27 living alone)), 53 female householders (41 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 135 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 19 2-persons.

95 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (0 men, 10 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): 4

Here:	9.5%
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 Huron township:

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