East township, Montgomery County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 1,578 (all rural)
| Males: 735 |  (46.6%) |
| Females: 843 |  (53.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,520 (1,226 owner occupied, 294 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in East township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 43.9
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Average household size: 2.29
| East township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| East township: | $44,611 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,265 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
| : | $81,265 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 45 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Villisca.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Villisca Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rosehill Cemetery (1), Bakers Cut Cemetery (2), Findley Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Viking Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Dunns Creek (A), Middle Nodaway River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in East township include: Hacklebarney Woods County Park (1), Viking Lake State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of East township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 182
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 22
- South: 84
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
58 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- One, attached: 12
- Mobile homes: 42
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900
Housing units in East township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (27%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Paper (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (20%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electricians (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East township:
- United States or American (24.6%)
- German (17.7%)
- Irish (9.7%)
- English (8.0%)
- Scottish (5.1%)
- Canadian (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 114 (83%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Walked: 5 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 9 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Wood (6%)
58 people in nursing homes
89.3% of residents of East township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 295- In family households: 252 (69 male householders, 12 female householders)
65 spouses, 85 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (21 male householders (16 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 5 2-persons,
269 married couples with children.
91 single-parent households (27 men, 64 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 15.6% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |