Fenton township, Kossuth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 647 (all rural)
| Males: 298 |  (46.1%) |
| Females: 349 |  (53.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 647 (516 owner occupied, 131 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Fenton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 43.6
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Average household size: 2.22
| Fenton township: | 2.2 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Fenton township: | $52,198 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $397 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,006 (it was $57,200 in 2000)
| : | $93,006 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $120,364
Here: $120,364 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $174,494
Here: $174,494 State: $193,868
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,951
Here: $152,951 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,171
Here: $95,171 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $27,158
Here: $27,158 State: $46,008
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Fenton, Lone Rock.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: United Methodist Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Fenton Township Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Fenton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1122
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 41
- South: 34
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 326
- Two: 7
- Mobile homes: 155
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,500
Housing units in Fenton township with a mortgage: 153 (21 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102
- Construction (38%)
- Printing and related support activities (15%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Food (46%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (23%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Construction laborers (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (31%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fenton township:
- United States or American (35.6%)
- English (18.9%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- Polish (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
- British (1.1%)
- Dutch (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 687 (90%)
- Carpooled: 63 (8%)
- Worked at home: 15 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Wood (8%)
98.4% of residents of Fenton township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,218- In family households: 1,125 (298 male householders, 99 female householders)
321 spouses, 321 children (293 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 13 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 93 (38 male householders (38 living alone)), 55 female householders (55 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 209 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 27 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person,
142 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (4 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 8.6% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 23.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |