Cass township, Clayton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,835 (all rural)
| Males: 878 |  (47.8%) |
| Females: 957 |  (52.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,718 (1,338 owner occupied, 380 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Cass township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.52
| Cass township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Cass township: | $47,848 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,542 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
| : | $104,542 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $144,013
Here: $144,013 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $118,351
Here: $118,351 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $95,945
Here: $95,945 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,959
Here: $139,959 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,076
Here: $131,076 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $31,761
Here: $31,761 State: $46,008
| Population density: 50 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 25.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Strawberry Point.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cass township: Camp Ewalu (A), Backbone Golf and Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: County Courners Cemetery (1), County Corners Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Bruce Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Cass township include: Maquoketa River Wildlife Area (1), Joy Springs County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Cass township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 159
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 8
- South: 15
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
111 people in nursing homes
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 70
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units in Cass township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (20%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (24%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Carpenters (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Legal support workers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Special education teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cass township:
- United States or American (50.3%)
- English (13.1%)
- German (7.2%)
- French (except Basque) (6.5%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- Dutch (2.6%)
- Welsh (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 61 (76%)
- Carpooled: 14 (18%)
- Worked at home: 5 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (8%)
111 people in nursing homes
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
98.9% of residents of Cass township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 192- In family households: 179 (59 male householders, 0 female householders)
59 spouses, 53 children (45 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
383 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (29 men, 64 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% |