Afton township, Cherokee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 287 (all rural)
| Males: 153 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 134 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 287 (211 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Afton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 43.0
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Average household size: 2.59
| Afton township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Afton township: | $49,342 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $376 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,878 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
| : | $81,878 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Afton township: Immanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery (1), Afton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
54% of Afton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 357
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 64
- South: 100
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 166
- Mobile homes: 68
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,500
Housing units in Afton township with a mortgage: 63 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Food (23%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (10%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Apparel (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Food (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (19%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
- Bus drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Afton township:
- United States or American (33.3%)
- German (19.3%)
- Irish (13.2%)
- English (5.1%)
- European (4.3%)
- Lithuanian (3.3%)
- British (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 169 (76%)
- Carpooled: 35 (16%)
- Other means: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 11 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (63%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- No fuel used (4%)
99.2% of residents of Afton township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 542- In family households: 499 (109 male householders, 44 female householders)
137 spouses, 182 children (169 natural, 4 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (19 male householders (15 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
62 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (7 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 8.5% |
| 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% |