Boone township, Wright County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 160 (all rural)
| Males: 90 |  (56.3%) |
| Females: 70 |  (43.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 160 (108 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 33% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Boone township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.5%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 51.5
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Average household size: 2.54
| Boone township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Boone township: | $45,542 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $421 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,200 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $73,200 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 54.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 29.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Aldrich (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: East Branch Boone River (A), Prairie Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Boone township include: Smith Park (1), Helmke Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Boone township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% 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: 180
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 64
Housing units in Boone township with a mortgage: 9 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Construction (13%)
- Food (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Social assistance (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Boone township:
- German (66.5%)
- Norwegian (29.7%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 41 (76%)
- Carpooled: 4 (7%)
- Worked at home: 9 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Electricity (24%)
98.8% of residents of Boone township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 180- In family households: 167 (44 male householders, 0 female householders)
44 spouses, 79 children (53 natural, 0 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 17 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
45 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 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% |