Denmark township, Emmet County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 588 (all rural)
| Males: 288 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 300 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 588 (444 owner occupied, 144 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Denmark township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 43.8
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Average household size: 2.22
| Denmark township: | 2.2 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Denmark township: | $48,963 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $436 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,919 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
| : | $83,919 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Ringsted.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Denmark township: Saint John Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Ringsted Memorial Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Denmark township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% 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: 99
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 14
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 37
- Mobile homes: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Denmark township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (12%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Denmark township:
- United States or American (21.7%)
- Irish (20.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (16.0%)
- English (6.6%)
- Dutch (5.7%)
- German (5.7%)
- Scottish (5.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 59 (94%)
- Walked: 4 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Wood (12%)
- Other fuel (11%)
95.2% of residents of Denmark township speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 126- In family households: 104 (32 male householders, 0 female householders)
29 spouses, 33 children (16 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 8 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
112 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (3 men, 19 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% |