East Orange township, Sioux County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 599 (all rural)
| Males: 300 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 299 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 599 (496 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in East Orange township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Black: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 39.1
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Average household size: 2.66
| East Orange township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.31
| East Orange township: | $61,693 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $462 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $133,944 (it was $85,400 in 2000)
| : | $133,944 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $156,069
Here: $156,069 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $197,580
Here: $197,580 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $117,839
Here: $117,839 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,965
Here: $103,965 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,751
Here: $115,751 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $18,386
Here: $18,386 State: $46,008
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 23.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 16.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Granville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Atsma Dairy Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Granville Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of East Orange township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 453
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 0
- West: 44
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 223
- One, attached: 6
- 3 or 4: 6
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in East Orange township with a mortgage: 47 (12 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Health care (21%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East Orange township:
- German (64.1%)
- Luxemburger (16.6%)
- United States or American (4.4%)
- Dutch (3.3%)
- Irish (1.6%)
- Swiss (1.4%)
- Polish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 195 (72%)
- Carpooled: 25 (9%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Bicycle: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Worked at home: 39 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (47%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- No fuel used (1%)
96.4% of residents of East Orange township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 518- In family households: 451 (115 male householders, 22 female householders)
111 spouses, 199 children (190 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (40 male householders (37 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 3 2-persons,
146 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (8 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47
| Here: | 59.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
| Here: | 76.8% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |