Van Buren township, Lee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 32.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 409 (all rural)
| Males: 206 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 203 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 409 (367 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Van Buren township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.4
Discuss Iowa on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.78
| Van Buren township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Van Buren township: | $43,094 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,838 (it was $61,100 in 2000)
| : | $84,838 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,639
Here: $125,639 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $126,871
Here: $126,871 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $74,576
Here: $74,576 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $166,614
Here: $166,614 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $23,974
Here: $23,974 State: $46,008
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Van Buren township include: Embury Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Embury Cemetery (1), Croton Cemetery (2), Cook Cemetery (3), Johnson Cemetery (4), Pioneer Cemetery (5), Frost Grove Cemetery (6), H Banla Grounds Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Crooked Creek (A), Grants Creek (B), Lick Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Van Buren township include: Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit (1), Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Lick Creek Unit (2), Amos Glover Historical Marker (3), Croton Civil War Memorial Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 317
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 62
- South: 13
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 148
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,900
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Construction (42%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Paper (8%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Plastics and rubber products (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Food (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (48.2%)
- United States or American (22.1%)
- English (6.9%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Swedish (4.3%)
- Norwegian (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 156 (76%)
- Carpooled: 38 (19%)
- Worked at home: 11 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Wood (31%)
- Electricity (10%)
98.7% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 403- In family households: 358 (105 male householders, 27 female householders)
109 spouses, 87 children (64 natural, 4 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 17 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 45 (14 male householders (12 living alone)), 26 female householders (21 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 7 2-persons,
108 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (4 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% |