Beaver township, Guthrie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 40.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 613 (all rural)
Males: 302 | (49.3%) |
Females: 311 | (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 613 (517 owner occupied, 96 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Beaver township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.1
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Average household size: 2.49
Beaver township: | 2.5 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
Beaver 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: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.8% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Menlo.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Morning Star School (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Beaver township: Primitive Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Glendon Cemetery (1), Rosehill Cemetery (2), Menlo Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Beaver Creek (A), Spring Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 573
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 37
- South: 8
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 225
- 3 or 4: 12
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 62 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 75
- Construction (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Carpenters (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:
- German (30.6%)
- United States or American (25.3%)
- Irish (13.9%)
- English (7.1%)
- Norwegian (3.7%)
- Danish (3.4%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 240 (83%)
- Carpooled: 13 (4%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 29 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (6%)
99.0% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 623- In family households: 546 (145 male householders, 35 female householders)
141 spouses, 193 children (185 natural, 4 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 77 (31 male householders (24 living alone)), 38 female householders (38 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 6 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
115 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (11 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 3.2% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 5.4% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here: | 12.5% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |