Seely township, Guthrie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 213 (all rural)
Males: 111 | ![]() |
Females: 102 | ![]() |
Occupied houses/apartments: 213 (154 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Seely township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.2%
- Asian: 0.9%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.66
Seely township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
Seely township: | $50,986 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $389 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,131 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
: | $99,131 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Menefee Feedlot (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Wichita Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Seely Creek (A), Frost Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Seely township: Sheeder Prairie State Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
53% of Seely township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 86
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 4
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported


Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 16
- Mobile homes: 71
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,300
Housing units in Seely township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Construction (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (16%)
- U. S. Postal service (16%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Private households (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (23%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Seely township:
- United States or American (100.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Carpooled: 13 (50%)
- Worked at home: 13 (50%)
91.8% of residents of Seely township speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 97- In family households: 97 (36 male householders, 0 female householders)
28 spouses, 15 children (15 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 7 5-persons,
46 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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% |