Lincoln township, Pocahontas County, Iowa (IA)

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Lincoln township, IA map Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 193 (all rural)

Males: 94	(48.7%)
Females: 99	(51.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 193 (151 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Races in Lincoln township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
Black: 0.5%

Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 34.8

Average houshold size: 2.92
Average family size: 3.33

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 302 (60% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln township:	156.5%
State:	3.1%

61% of Lincoln township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 4977
Northeast: 397
Midwest: 253
South: 626
West: 79

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,300

Lincoln township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,206
One, attached: 9
Two: 55
3 or 4: 16
Mobile homes: 477

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,100

Housing units in Lincoln township with a mortgage: 1,268 (159 second mortgage, 280 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 428

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 81
1995 to 1998: 244
1990 to 1994: 310
1980 to 1989: 500
1970 to 1979: 754
1960 to 1969: 359
1950 to 1959: 187
1940 to 1949: 179
1939 or earlier: 149

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 58
4 rooms: 212
5 rooms: 681
6 rooms: 576
7 rooms: 273
8 rooms: 184
9 or more rooms: 188

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 37
3 rooms: 34
4 rooms: 113
5 rooms: 127
6 rooms: 46
7 rooms: 18
8 rooms: 26
9 or more rooms: 27

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 453
3 bedrooms: 1,307
4 bedrooms: 357
5 or more bedrooms: 46

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 47
2 bedrooms: 203
3 bedrooms: 138
4 bedrooms: 30
5 or more bedrooms: 10

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

no vehicle: 56
1 vehicle: 554
2 vehicles: 851
3 vehicles: 506
4 vehicles: 166
5 or more vehicles: 49

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

no vehicle: 54
1 vehicle: 210
2 vehicles: 127
3 vehicles: 19
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (57%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (13%)
Construction (10%)
Machinery (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (26%)
Food (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
Public administration (14%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Health care (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (46%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Construction laborers (10%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (26%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (21%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (14%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Financial managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln township:

United States or American (18.6%)
German (13.0%)
Irish (10.3%)
English (9.3%)
Scotch-Irish (4.4%)
European (4.1%)
Italian (4.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Laos (44%)
Canada (13%)
Guatemala (10%)
Mexico (10%)
El Salvador (10%)
Germany (4%)
Philippines (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,857 (86%)
Carpooled: 302 (9%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Walked: 38 (1%)
Other means: 41 (1%)
Worked at home: 79 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (47%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Utility gas (9%)
Wood (5%)

94.0% of residents of Lincoln township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,646

In family households: 5,972 (1,562 male householders, 460 female householders)
1,575 spouses, 1,863 children (1,736 natural, 25 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 70 other relatives, 113 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 674 (313 male householders (256 living alone)), 270 female householders (249 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 27 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 943 2-persons, 483 3-persons, 423 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 505 1-person, 73 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

57 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Here:	4.1%
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: 21

Here:	11.3%
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)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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