Burrell township, Decatur County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 354 (all rural)
| Males: 178 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 176 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 347 (271 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Burrell township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 41.7
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Average household size: 2.57
| Burrell township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Burrell township: | $36,596 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $361 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,325 (it was $51,900 in 2000)
| : | $79,325 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 21.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Davis City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Decatur Rest Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Gore Cemetery (1), Miller Cemetery (2), Terre Haute Cemetery (3), Bucy Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Potteroff Creek (A), Elk Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Burrell township include: Slip Bluff County Park (1), The Mormon Trail State Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Burrell 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, 42% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 251
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 35
- South: 16
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 126
- 3 or 4: 13
- Mobile homes: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Burrell township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Truck transportation (20%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (10%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Burrell township:
- German (28.8%)
- English (25.6%)
- United States or American (19.5%)
- Dutch (8.4%)
- French (except Basque) (6.5%)
- Irish (4.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 105 (72%)
- Carpooled: 22 (15%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 16 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Utility gas (3%)
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96.5% of residents of Burrell township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 323- In family households: 279 (83 male householders, 12 female householders)
87 spouses, 91 children (90 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 44 (26 male householders (21 living alone)), 11 female householders (9 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 7 2-persons,
75 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (2 men, 18 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: 9
| Here: | 81.8% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |