Huron township, Des Moines County, Iowa (IA)

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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

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Average household size: 2.71

Huron township:	2.7 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.15

Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,077 ($37,130 in 1999)

This township:	$46,077
Iowa:	$48,980

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $255 (lower quartile is $166, upper quartile is $359)

Here:	$255
State:	$478

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $69,045 (it was $45,000 in 2000)

Huron township:	$69,045
Iowa:	$120,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,789 - $125,547

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $112,700
Here: $112,700
State: $151,372

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,928
Here: $98,928
State: $162,018

Mobile homes: $29,167
Here: $29,167
State: $29,315

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	14.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Huron township include: Woffard Chapel, Shiloh Church, Rising Sun Church, Providence Church, New Salem Church, Mount Calvary Church, Hunter Chapel.

Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery, Shiloh Cemetery, Liberty Cemetery, Garrison Cemetery, McKenzie Cemetery, Wofford Cemetery, Ferguson Cemetery.

Lakes and reservoirs: Little Round Pond, Abernathy Reservoir, Gunnell Pond, Payer Lake Number One, Payer Lake Number Three, Payer Lake Number Two, Lake Lane, McFall Lake.

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

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Huron township:

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