Union township, Mahaska County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 312 (all rural)
| Males: 166 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 146 |  (46.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 312 (245 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.64
| Union township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Union township: | $48,056 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $467 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,011 (it was $69,100 in 2000)
| : | $103,011 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Union Mills Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Union township include: Union Mills Church (A), Union Mills Christian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tilford Cemetery (1), Union Mills Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Buck Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 320
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 3
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 114
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $90,000
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Machinery (17%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Food (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (26%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Engineers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (22%)
- Customer service representatives (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- Dutch (30.2%)
- English (18.7%)
- United States or American (14.4%)
- German (8.6%)
- Norwegian (5.8%)
- Irish (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 145 (82%)
- Carpooled: 15 (9%)
- Worked at home: 16 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Electricity (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 332- In family households: 310 (63 male householders, 23 female householders)
83 spouses, 117 children (99 natural, 3 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
81 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 19.0% |
| 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: 8
| Here: | 36.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |