Lime Creek township, Washington County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 54.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,083 (all rural)
Males: 1,025 | (49.2%) |
Females: 1,058 | (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,008 (1,668 owner occupied, 340 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Lime Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.50
Lime Creek township: | 2.5 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
Lime Creek township: | $56,186 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $521 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,348 (it was $84,200 in 2000)
: | $124,348 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $154,332
Here: $154,332 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $168,145
Here: $168,145 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $110,316
Here: $110,316 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,619
Here: $89,619 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $18,976
Here: $18,976 State: $46,008
Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 25.5% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Wellman.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lime Creek township: Pilotsburg (A), Wellman Golf Course (B), Wellman Volunteer Ambulance Service (C), Wellman Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pilot Grove Cemetery (1), Bucker Hill Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3), Taylor Cemetery (4), Wassonville Cemetery (5), Wellman Cemetery (6), Mennonite Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Birch Creek (A), South English River (B), Smith Creek (C), Teener Creek (D), North English River (E), Lime Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lime Creek township include: Wellman City Park (1), English River Wildlife Area (2), Foster Woods Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Lime Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 110
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 26
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
75 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Lime Creek township with a mortgage: 7 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (78%)
- Construction (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Leather and allied products (27%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (18%)
- Private households (18%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (44%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (27%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (27%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lime Creek township:
- United States or American (22.6%)
- German (9.4%)
- Polish (4.7%)
- Irish (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8 (21%)
- Carpooled: 12 (32%)
- Walked: 12 (32%)
- Worked at home: 6 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
75 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 145- In family households: 130 (37 male householders, 9 female householders)
21 spouses, 51 children (42 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (10 male householders (8 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 9 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 2 2-persons,
442 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (33 men, 66 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 18.2% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 50.0% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |