Ramsey township, Kossuth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 217 (all rural)
| Males: 117 |  (53.9%) |
| Females: 100 |  (46.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 217 (178 owner occupied, 39 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Ramsey township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 43.0
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Average household size: 2.82
| Ramsey township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Ramsey township: | $52,198 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $397 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,006 (it was $57,200 in 2000)
| : | $93,006 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $120,364
Here: $120,364 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $174,494
Here: $174,494 State: $193,868
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,951
Here: $152,951 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,171
Here: $95,171 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $27,158
Here: $27,158 State: $46,008
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 17.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Ramsey Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Gabrielson Pool (A), Darling Pool (B), Ruddy Pool (C), Pierce Pool (D), Dismal Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ramsey township include: Schwob Marsh State Game Management Area (1), Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (2), Maynard Reese Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
85% of Ramsey township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 198
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 63
- South: 0
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 96
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Ramsey township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (71%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Wood products (20%)
- Health care (17%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (71%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Business operations specialists (9%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Woodworkers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ramsey township:
- German (81.9%)
- United States or American (7.0%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- English (2.3%)
- Luxemburger (2.3%)
- Norwegian (2.3%)
- Czech (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 78 (61%)
- Worked at home: 50 (39%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Electricity (13%)
96.0% of residents of Ramsey township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 264- In family households: 239 (70 male householders, 0 female householders)
70 spouses, 99 children (95 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (14 male householders (8 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 6 2-persons,
61 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 26.2% |
| 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% |