Sumner township, Winneshiek County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 365 (all rural)
| Males: 203 |  (55.6%) |
| Females: 162 |  (44.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 365 (289 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Sumner township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
- Asian: 2.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.94
| Sumner township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.46
| Sumner township: | $50,892 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $471 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,669 (it was $90,300 in 2000)
| : | $154,669 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Albertson Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Sumner township: Saint Clements Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bohemian National Cemetery (1), Saint Clement Cemetery (2), Haug Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bohemian Creek (A), Burr Oak Creek (B), South Wonder Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sumner township include: Ludwig County Park (1), Ludwig Reserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Sumner township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 351
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 126
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Sumner township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Food (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Health care (28%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sumner township:
- German (42.0%)
- Czech (32.1%)
- Norwegian (9.9%)
- United States or American (9.6%)
- Czechoslovakian (3.8%)
- Polish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 175 (78%)
- Carpooled: 30 (13%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (3%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 7 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Wood (16%)
92.3% of residents of Sumner township speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 360- In family households: 308 (85 male householders, 3 female householders)
79 spouses, 141 children (134 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (36 male householders (28 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 8 2-persons,
114 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
| Here: | 48.3% |
| 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% |