Harrison township, Benton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 26.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 354 (all rural)
| Males: 187 |  (52.8%) |
| Females: 167 |  (47.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 354 (297 owner occupied, 57 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.66
| Harrison township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Harrison township: | $56,430 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,251 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
| : | $134,251 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Harrison Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Harrison township: Prairie Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bear Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Lime Creek (B), Mud Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Harrison township include: Winegar Lake - Tobin Area (1), Red Fox Wildlife Area (2), Minne Estema Park (3), Mount Auburn Bridge Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% 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: 302
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 5
- South: 0
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 130
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 38 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (13%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- German (66.8%)
- English (9.8%)
- Swedish (7.0%)
- United States or American (7.0%)
- Irish (4.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 135 (75%)
- Carpooled: 12 (7%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 29 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (5%)
98.7% of residents of Harrison township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 334- In family households: 314 (91 male householders, 0 female householders)
89 spouses, 110 children (99 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
75 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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% |