Ancestry in the West Des Moines Township, Mahaska County, Iowa (Township)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Mahaska County and the West Des Moines Township
West Des Moines Township
Mahaska County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericanIrishEnglishDutchUnclassified150.000000%7.852535%50.000000%50.0%2326.086957%13.326465%26.086957%26.1%1213.043478%10.513349%13.043478%13.0%610.869565%20.081527%10.869565%10.9%510.869565%21.210357%10.869565%10.9%5
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Oskaloosa Area

There are 19 county subdivisions in the Oskaloosa Area. This section compares the West Des Moines Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Oskaloosa Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the West Des Moines Township.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#2

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the West Des Moines Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Oskaloosa Area, and entities that contain the West Des Moines Township
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#West Des Moines TownshipW Des MoinesWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakSpring Creek TownshipSpg CrkScott TownshipScottLincoln TownshipLincolnJefferson TownshipJeffersonCedar TownshipCedarPleasant Grove TownshipPleasant GrvOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaMahaska CountyMahaskaUnion TownshipUnion950300Tract 950300OskaloosaGarfield TownshipGarfieldPrairie TownshipPrairieUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralHarrison TownshipHarrisonIowaAdams TownshipAdamsMadison TownshipMadisonMonroe TownshipMonroeBlack Oak TownshipBlack OakRichland TownshipRichlandEast Des Moines TownshipE Des Moines50.000000%50.000000%50.0%23115.384615%15.384615%15.4%62212.663527%12.663527%12.7%242310.869565%10.869565%10.9%35410.833333%10.833333%10.8%26510.135135%10.135135%10.1%3068.711111%8.711111%8.7%9878.243728%8.243728%8.2%2387.852535%7.852535%7.9%1,7537.852535%7.852535%7.9%1,7537.766990%7.766990%7.8%2497.608085%7.608085%7.6%2717.349627%7.349627%7.3%848107.222222%7.222222%7.2%91117.171090%7.171090%7.2%127126.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.344804%6.344804%6.3%4,293,9404.29M6.183085%6.183085%6.2%1,297,4511.30M6.168831%6.168831%6.2%57135.818311%5.818311%5.8%180,751181k5.660377%5.660377%5.7%9145.531915%5.531915%5.5%13155.487805%5.487805%5.5%9164.639175%4.639175%4.6%36170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the West Des Moines Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the West Des Moines Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the West Des Moines Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the West Des Moines Township
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#West Des Moines TownshipW Des MoinesKeokukWaverlyCedar FallsKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleCenter TownshipCtrWaterlooOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaMahaska CountyMahaskaJefferson TownshipJefferson950300Tract 950300ClintonOskaloosaAmerica TownshipAmericaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBurlingtonBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldMonroe TownshipMonroeFour Mile TownshipFour MileIndianolaMidwestWest North CentralNewton TownshipNewtonKane TownshipMarion TownshipMarionIowaLee TownshipDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesGrinnellBloomington TownshipBloomingtonTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkCedar RapidsMason CityMadison TownshipMadisonPenn TownshipDavenportFort DodgeClay TownshipDubuqueDecorah TownshipDecorahSpencerWebster TownshipWebsterLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieWalnut TownshipWalnutSioux CityFairfieldCarrollWalnut TownshipWalnutCrocker TownshipCrockerPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFranklin TownshipFranklinLewis TownshipLewisTaylor TownshipTaylorBoone TownshipBooneIowa CityWashington TownshipWashingtonStorm Lake50.000000%50.000000%50.0%2311.149793%11.149793%11.1%1,185110.040800%10.040800%10.0%1,00929.153032%9.153032%9.2%3,73738.758837%8.758837%8.8%89248.745654%8.745654%8.7%2,28958.139620%8.139620%8.1%5,56467.852535%7.852535%7.9%1,7537.852535%7.852535%7.9%1,7537.708981%7.708981%7.7%81877.608085%7.608085%7.6%2717.438427%7.438427%7.4%1,94587.349627%7.349627%7.3%84897.217096%7.217096%7.2%743106.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.825671%6.825671%6.8%1,740116.620460%6.620460%6.6%2,111126.506191%6.506191%6.5%846136.501422%6.501422%6.5%640146.406830%6.406830%6.4%983156.344804%6.344804%6.3%4,293,9404.29M6.183085%6.183085%6.2%1,297,4511.30M6.157014%6.157014%6.2%927165.987297%5.987297%6.0%3,158175.820145%5.820145%5.8%2,383185.818311%5.818311%5.8%180,751181k5.524286%5.524286%5.5%3,602195.497050%5.497050%5.5%736205.421422%5.421422%5.4%494215.405851%5.405851%5.4%1,312225.064188%5.064188%5.1%572235.039487%5.039487%5.0%6,528244.770203%4.770203%4.8%1,314254.642111%4.642111%4.6%489264.638686%4.638686%4.6%1,271274.587264%4.587264%4.6%4,693284.487127%4.487127%4.5%1,105294.476640%4.476640%4.5%825304.458871%4.458871%4.5%2,610314.454365%4.454365%4.5%449324.448622%4.448622%4.4%497334.427769%4.427769%4.4%2,555344.421337%4.421337%4.4%557354.406355%4.406355%4.4%1,162364.364551%4.364551%4.4%3,608374.355261%4.355261%4.4%433384.174174%4.174174%4.2%417394.169814%4.169814%4.2%2,815403.942893%3.942893%3.9%2,110413.637112%3.637112%3.6%1,325423.485399%3.485399%3.5%3,558433.476049%3.476049%3.5%820443.427788%3.427788%3.4%450453.291939%3.291939%3.3%615463.042659%3.042659%3.0%694472.993714%2.993714%3.0%2,167482.589346%2.589346%2.6%1,152492.005944%2.005944%2.0%21650
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the West Des Moines Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the West Des Moines Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the West Des Moines Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the West Des Moines Township
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#West Des Moines TownshipW Des MoinesSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldAkronWayne TownshipWayneOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaMahaska CountyMahaska950300Tract 950300United States of AmericaUnited StatesBlue TownshipCenter TownshipCtrMidwestWichitaWest North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceIowaOlatheCapital TownshipCapitalTopekaOverland ParkCedar RapidsWashington TownshipWashingtonAnn ArborDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvLincolnKansas CityDaytonWorth TownshipWorthColumbusSioux FallsYork TownshipRockford TownshipRockfordKaw TownshipWarrenLisle TownshipLisleSt. LouisCincinnatiDetroitOmahaToledoBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleMilton TownshipMiltonSterling HeightsSterling HtsGrand RapidsWheeling TownshipWheelingSt. PaulNorth TownshipNMadisonProviso TownshipProvisoFargoMaine TownshipMainePalatine TownshipPalatineSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgClevelandChicagoMinneapolisThornton TownshipThorntonAurora TownshipAuroraMilwaukee50.000000%50.000000%50.0%239.208662%9.208662%9.2%15,20715.2k18.394120%8.394120%8.4%16,66316.7k28.391450%8.391450%8.4%11,84011.8k37.852535%7.852535%7.9%1,7537.852535%7.852535%7.9%1,7537.608085%7.608085%7.6%2716.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.665525%6.665525%6.7%10,51310.5k46.433961%6.433961%6.4%9,46556.344804%6.344804%6.3%4,293,9404.29M6.294310%6.294310%6.3%24,42424.4k66.183085%6.183085%6.2%1,297,4511.30M6.052976%6.052976%6.1%7,40475.818311%5.818311%5.8%180,751181k5.743785%5.743785%5.7%7,62785.634178%5.634178%5.6%6,56195.409031%5.409031%5.4%6,895105.194395%5.194395%5.2%9,546115.039487%5.039487%5.0%6,528124.921920%4.921920%4.9%6,704134.882841%4.882841%4.9%5,766144.574535%4.574535%4.6%6,807154.466006%4.466006%4.5%12,19312.2k164.465293%4.465293%4.5%6,687174.436635%4.436635%4.4%6,262184.424715%4.424715%4.4%6,763194.334799%4.334799%4.3%35,50435.5k204.235381%4.235381%4.2%6,079214.203436%4.203436%4.2%5,273223.947142%3.947142%3.9%6,879233.928353%3.928353%3.9%6,744243.883200%3.883200%3.9%5,245253.868905%3.868905%3.9%4,611263.727178%3.727178%3.7%11,77911.8k273.703890%3.703890%3.7%11,03811.0k283.528312%3.528312%3.5%24,11424.1k293.389968%3.389968%3.4%15,02015.0k303.262549%3.262549%3.3%9,163313.168736%3.168736%3.2%3,575323.082041%3.082041%3.1%3,650333.008187%3.008187%3.0%3,961342.941920%2.941920%2.9%5,704352.909164%2.909164%2.9%4,509362.463319%2.463319%2.5%7,320372.461014%2.461014%2.5%3,898382.457790%2.457790%2.5%6,047392.390809%2.390809%2.4%3,627402.288918%2.288918%2.3%2,654412.196103%2.196103%2.2%2,997422.188145%2.188145%2.2%2,490432.121554%2.121554%2.1%2,802442.066990%2.066990%2.1%8,044452.065536%2.065536%2.1%56,05956.1k462.026837%2.026837%2.0%8,202471.708968%1.708968%1.7%2,896481.497485%1.497485%1.5%2,218491.274488%1.274488%1.3%7,63050
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the West Des Moines Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the West Des Moines Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the West Des Moines Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the West Des Moines Township
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#West Des Moines TownshipW Des MoinesNortheast TarrantNE TarrantOntarioTulsaOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaMahaska CountyMahaskaPlano950300Tract 950300United States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlantaFort WorthTampaMidwestWest North CentralOrlandoBrooklynAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…IowaManhattanMiamiNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisPhoenixTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNortheast DallasNE DallasColumbusTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonAlbuquerqueHoustonQueensLas VegasSeattle EastAustinDetroitTucsonEl PasoDenverSouthwest DallasSW DallasOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyLos AngelesSeattleSan FranciscoSacramentoSan DiegoBronxEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan BernardinoLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWashingtonSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlPhiladelphiaBaltimoreChicagoFresnoSan JoseMilwaukee50.000000%50.000000%50.0%238.915115%8.915115%8.9%51,07351.1k18.314047%8.314047%8.3%53,52553.5k28.164592%8.164592%8.2%48,35748.4k37.852535%7.852535%7.9%1,7537.852535%7.852535%7.9%1,7537.795176%7.795176%7.8%42,66342.7k47.608085%7.608085%7.6%2716.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.695858%6.695858%6.7%38,84238.8k56.546925%6.546925%6.5%55,77655.8k66.369172%6.369172%6.4%42,43942.4k76.344804%6.344804%6.3%4,293,9404.29M6.183085%6.183085%6.2%1,297,4511.30M6.085243%6.085243%6.1%35,44835.4k85.974064%5.974064%6.0%155,735156k95.946716%5.946716%5.9%100,931101k105.818311%5.818311%5.8%180,751181k5.728051%5.728051%5.7%93,65393.7k115.580165%5.580165%5.6%53,72753.7k125.236927%5.236927%5.2%39,18439.2k134.702784%4.702784%4.7%149,830150k144.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k154.496653%4.496653%4.5%44,27844.3k164.347702%4.347702%4.3%67,26167.3k174.334799%4.334799%4.3%35,50435.5k184.184294%4.184294%4.2%32,16532.2k194.134721%4.134721%4.1%27,21827.2k204.131198%4.131198%4.1%26,53226.5k214.097932%4.097932%4.1%135,373135k223.856735%3.856735%3.9%89,09189.1k233.775539%3.775539%3.8%70,60170.6k243.648214%3.648214%3.6%21,39421.4k253.533402%3.533402%3.5%30,34830.3k263.528312%3.528312%3.5%24,11424.1k273.359288%3.359288%3.4%29,35529.4k283.317975%3.317975%3.3%18,19818.2k293.143209%3.143209%3.1%20,84920.8k303.128238%3.128238%3.1%30,21930.2k313.064860%3.064860%3.1%20,19720.2k322.985996%2.985996%3.0%54,97255.0k332.974153%2.974153%3.0%76,57676.6k342.873542%2.873542%2.9%29,99430.0k352.849055%2.849055%2.8%24,22524.2k362.838985%2.838985%2.8%31,80631.8k372.765758%2.765758%2.8%65,82665.8k382.745783%2.745783%2.7%39,45139.5k392.646645%2.646645%2.6%25,31925.3k402.516313%2.516313%2.5%21,10621.1k412.436944%2.436944%2.4%14,08714.1k422.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k432.310873%2.310873%2.3%16,21216.2k442.249961%2.249961%2.2%35,09835.1k452.202738%2.202738%2.2%13,67913.7k462.065536%2.065536%2.1%56,05956.1k471.987732%1.987732%2.0%13,75913.8k481.934497%1.934497%1.9%33,98434.0k491.274488%1.274488%1.3%7,63050
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the West Des Moines Township. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Iowa
County:
Mahaska
Metro Area:
Oskaloosa Area
ZIP Codes:
52553, 52577
Unified School Districts:
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, Oskaloosa
Congressional District:
IA-2
State Senate District:
IA-40
State House District:
IA-79
Neighboring Townships:
Bluff Creek, East Des Moines, Jefferson, Pleasant
Nearby Townships:
Columbia, Garfield, Harrison, Liberty, Lincoln, Mantua, Scott, Spring Creek, Union