Maple Valley township, Buena Vista County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 259 (all rural)
| Males: 137 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 122 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 259 (180 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Maple Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.78
| Maple Valley township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Maple Valley township: | $46,469 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $459 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,744 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| : | $99,744 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Maple Valley township: Stille Turkey Farm (A), Blain (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Maple Valley township: Saint John's Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Maple Valley Cemetery (1), Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
92% of Maple Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 234
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
Housing units in Maple Valley township with a mortgage: 31 (8 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Food (10%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Maple Valley township:
- German (68.9%)
- English (10.8%)
- United States or American (6.8%)
- Swedish (5.9%)
- Danish (3.6%)
- Polish (2.3%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 97 (62%)
- Carpooled: 18 (12%)
- Motorcycle: 4 (3%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 33 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Other fuel (13%)
98.8% of residents of Maple Valley township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 249- In family households: 236 (78 male householders, 10 female householders)
88 spouses, 60 children (52 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
73 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 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% |