Montpelier township, Muscatine County, Iowa (IA)

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Montpelier township, IA map Land area: 21.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 851 (all rural)

Males: 449	(52.8%)
Females: 402	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 851 (761 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	28%

Races in Montpelier township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 40.6

Average houshold size: 2.63
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 39 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.6%
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: Nye Cemetery, Montpelier Cemetery.

Creek: Pine Creek.

Park in Montpelier township: Wildcat Den State Park.

59% of Montpelier township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 96% 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: 299
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 0
South: 55
West: 7

Montpelier township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 111
Mobile homes: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $81,300

Housing units in Montpelier township with a mortgage: 66 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 27
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 18
1970 to 1979: 73
1960 to 1969: 8
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 8

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 39
5 rooms: 55
6 rooms: 16
7 rooms: 16
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 63
3 bedrooms: 55
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montpelier township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 10
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 94
3 vehicles: 16
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Food (17%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (12%)
Furniture and related products (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Food (8%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Art and design workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Montpelier township:

United States or American (72.3%)
Irish (11.0%)
French (except Basque) (3.2%)
Italian (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 171 (83%)
Carpooled: 26 (13%)
Worked at home: 8 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (70%)
Wood (20%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Utility gas (5%)

95.7% of residents of Montpelier township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 361

In family households: 338 (126 male householders, 0 female householders)
104 spouses, 96 children (88 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 23 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person.

160 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (7 men, 8 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%

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 Montpelier township:

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