Boyer township, Crawford County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 233 (all rural)
| Males: 122 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 111 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 233 (170 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Boyer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
Median age of males: 40.7
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.74
| Boyer township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Boyer township: | $46,895 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,838 (it was $60,000 in 2000)
| : | $84,838 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 21.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Valley View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Boyer township: Nelson Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
86% of Boyer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% 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: 237
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 101
Housing units in Boyer township with a mortgage: 15 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Boyer township:
- German (62.0%)
- United States or American (8.7%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- English (5.3%)
- European (4.3%)
- Polish (3.4%)
- Swiss (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 93 (70%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 11 (8%)
- Worked at home: 22 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
96.4% of residents of Boyer township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 267- In family households: 260 (65 male householders, 21 female householders)
70 spouses, 101 children (98 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
48 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (1 men, 9 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |