Ancestry in the Elkhart Township, Polk 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 Polk County and the Elkhart Township
Elkhart Township
Polk County
0%10%20%30%CountGermanUnclassified1IrishNorwegianEuropeanOther2EnglishItalianAmericanSwedishFrenchDanishScottishDutchPolishScotch-IrishSwissYugoslavianCzechCzechoslovakian34.037267%26.944915%34.037267%34.0%54819.565217%22.516601%19.565217%19.6%31515.527950%13.144902%15.527950%15.5%2509.813665%4.442688%9.813665%9.8%1589.254658%1.485324%9.254658%9.3%1499.254658%20.429524%9.254658%9.3%1497.391304%8.455241%7.391304%7.4%1193.913043%3.473960%3.913043%3.9%633.788820%4.574015%3.788820%3.8%613.229814%2.562511%3.229814%3.2%522.795031%2.028927%2.795031%2.8%452.484472%1.494907%2.484472%2.5%402.484472%1.811573%2.484472%2.5%401.863354%3.466991%1.863354%1.9%301.552795%1.210038%1.552795%1.6%251.366460%0.886621%1.366460%1.4%221.366460%0.338663%1.366460%1.4%221.242236%1.057368%1.242236%1.2%200.869565%0.827382%0.869565%0.9%140.683230%0.141128%0.683230%0.7%11
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Elkhart Township
Elkhart Township
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanGuatemalan95.348837%78.733439%95.348837%95.3%412.547%2.55%4.651163%10.830925%4.651163%4.7%20.124%0.12%4.651163%2.573469%4.651163%4.7%20.124%0.12%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

There are 89 county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area. This section compares the Elkhart Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkhart Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 749.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#3

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Elkhart Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Elkhart Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#White Breast TownshipWhite BreastLincoln TownshipLincolnJefferson TownshipJeffersonJackson TownshipJacksonLinn TownshipValley TownshipVlyUnion TownshipUnionVan Meter TownshipVan MeterClay TownshipCass TownshipGrant TownshipGrantIowaAllen TownshipAllenFranklin TownshipFranklinGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldMadison TownshipMadisonElkhart TownshipElkhartBoone TownshipBooneCrocker TownshipCrockerAllen TownshipAllenWebster TownshipWebsterBelmont TownshipBelmontStuart TownshipStuart010101Tract 010101Adel TownshipDouglas TownshipDouglasWalnut TownshipWalnutSouth TownshipSDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesAdams TownshipAdamsJefferson TownshipJeffersonCrawford TownshipCrawfordWest North CentralScott TownshipScottSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvOhio TownshipIndianolaMadison TownshipMadisonFour Mile TownshipFour MileRichland TownshipRichlandLincoln TownshipLincolnWalnut TownshipWalnutDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkCamp TownshipMidwestBeaver TownshipBeaverDelaware TownshipDelawareWintersetDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldSaylor TownshipSaylorVirginia TownshipVirginiaOtter TownshipOtterSpring Valley TownshipSpg VlyLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited States42.152466%42.152466%42.2%376139.195510%39.195510%39.2%419238.987843%38.987843%39.0%4,137338.666667%38.666667%38.7%435437.880919%37.880919%37.9%3,232537.462083%37.462083%37.5%741636.676083%36.676083%36.7%779736.467634%36.467634%36.5%1,307836.399154%36.399154%36.4%6,708935.975359%35.975359%36.0%8761035.222830%35.222830%35.2%9011135.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M35.021097%35.021097%35.0%9961234.897870%34.897870%34.9%1,6061334.560724%34.560724%34.6%2,1401434.133663%34.133663%34.1%1,3791534.037267%34.037267%34.0%5481633.995353%33.995353%34.0%7,7541733.679037%33.679037%33.7%18,02318.0k1832.702276%32.702276%32.7%1,4511932.640718%32.640718%32.6%18,83518.8k2032.448378%32.448378%32.4%3302132.306256%32.306256%32.3%3462232.226518%32.226518%32.2%1,41732.144443%32.144443%32.1%2,1722332.108262%32.108262%32.1%2,2542431.875924%31.875924%31.9%8,4062531.371237%31.371237%31.4%4692631.258840%31.258840%31.3%4422731.255411%31.255411%31.3%3612831.105121%31.105121%31.1%5772931.084071%31.084071%31.1%2813030.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.965594%30.965594%31.0%2793130.841121%30.841121%30.8%2313230.094044%30.094044%30.1%2883329.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983429.907209%29.907209%29.9%4193529.459569%29.459569%29.5%2,9003628.963893%28.963893%29.0%3693728.830084%28.830084%28.8%6213828.323631%28.323631%28.3%19,12119.1k3928.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.938963%26.938963%26.9%5874026.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.139163%26.139163%26.1%8494125.961649%25.961649%26.0%2,2614225.261729%25.261729%25.3%1,3034323.049871%23.049871%23.0%23,53023.5k4421.175437%21.175437%21.2%6,7524521.073107%21.073107%21.1%1,3004619.451813%19.451813%19.5%2204719.446845%19.446845%19.4%2254819.215825%19.215825%19.2%1,6324917.128046%17.128046%17.1%11,16811.2k5014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Iowa

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

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Elkhart Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Elkhart Township
0%20%40%Count#CarrollWaverlyDubuqueSpencerMonroe TownshipMonroeAmerica TownshipAmericaClintonCedar FallsJefferson TownshipJeffersonMadison TownshipMadisonMason CityMarion TownshipMarionFort DodgeClay TownshipPenn TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyIowaWashington TownshipWashingtonCedar RapidsElkhart TownshipElkhartBoone TownshipBooneDecorah TownshipDecorahCrocker TownshipCrockerDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesWebster TownshipWebster010101Tract 010101Walnut TownshipWalnutFranklin TownshipFranklinLewis TownshipLewisWest North CentralSioux CityNewton TownshipNewtonBurlingtonBloomington TownshipBloomingtonDavenportIndianolaIowa CityFour Mile TownshipFour MileWaterlooKane TownshipTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesGrinnellPolk CountyPolkKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleMidwestLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieKeokukTaylor TownshipTaylorDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFairfieldOskaloosaBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldCenter TownshipCtrStorm LakeLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.869870%59.869870%59.9%5,981146.372773%46.372773%46.4%4,660244.055693%44.055693%44.1%25,78825.8k343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905442.090287%42.090287%42.1%5,473540.359398%40.359398%40.4%4,155639.926572%39.926572%39.9%10,44010.4k739.257372%39.257372%39.3%16,02816.0k838.987843%38.987843%39.0%4,137938.950066%38.950066%39.0%4,1031038.644449%38.644449%38.6%10,64510.6k1138.044646%38.044646%38.0%15,57715.6k1237.289856%37.289856%37.3%9,1831336.399154%36.399154%36.4%6,7081435.981752%35.981752%36.0%9,8591535.709580%35.709580%35.7%13,00913.0k1635.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.747134%34.747134%34.7%15,45915.5k1734.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k1834.037267%34.037267%34.0%54833.995353%33.995353%34.0%7,7541933.948413%33.948413%33.9%3,4222033.679037%33.679037%33.7%18,02318.0k2133.198895%33.198895%33.2%4,4452232.640718%32.640718%32.6%18,83518.8k2332.226518%32.226518%32.2%1,41731.875924%31.875924%31.9%8,4062431.615091%31.615091%31.6%7,4582531.246191%31.246191%31.2%4,1022630.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.623231%30.623231%30.6%25,31525.3k2730.346706%30.346706%30.3%4,5692830.323239%30.323239%30.3%7,7302930.238978%30.238978%30.2%7,3393029.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k3129.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983229.921945%29.921945%29.9%21,65921.7k3329.459569%29.459569%29.5%2,9003429.060667%29.060667%29.1%19,86519.9k3529.043511%29.043511%29.0%15,31915.3k3628.561310%28.561310%28.6%3,2263728.323631%28.323631%28.3%19,12119.1k3828.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k28.007024%28.007024%28.0%2,5523926.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.767478%26.767478%26.8%2,7264026.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.043658%25.043658%25.0%3,1554124.764772%24.764772%24.8%2,6324224.504871%24.504871%24.5%4,5784323.049871%23.049871%23.0%23,53023.5k4422.711728%22.711728%22.7%2,2584521.892876%21.892876%21.9%2,5264621.175437%21.175437%21.2%6,7524720.108509%20.108509%20.1%5,2634818.369242%18.369242%18.4%1,9784917.128046%17.128046%17.1%11,16811.2k5014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

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

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Elkhart Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Elkhart Township
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsIowaCedar RapidsElkhart TownshipElkhartMadison010101Tract 010101West North CentralDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOlathePolk CountyPolkOverland ParkOmahaMidwestTopekaMilton TownshipMiltonCapital TownshipCapitalToledoMinneapolisYork TownshipSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldWichitaSt. PaulLisle TownshipLislePalatine TownshipPalatineRockford TownshipRockfordCincinnatiWashington TownshipWashingtonDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvColumbusWheeling TownshipWheelingAnn ArborKaw TownshipMilwaukeeSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgWarrenLawrence TownshipLawrenceAkronBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSterling HeightsSterling HtsSt. LouisDaytonGrand RapidsWorth TownshipWorthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaine TownshipMaineBlue TownshipWayne TownshipWayneCenter TownshipCtrKansas CityNorth TownshipNAurora TownshipAuroraClevelandProviso TownshipProvisoChicagoThornton TownshipThorntonDetroit39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k235.624160%35.624160%35.6%51,13151.1k335.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k434.037267%34.037267%34.0%54833.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k532.226518%32.226518%32.2%1,41730.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M28.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k27.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k626.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k726.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k826.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k923.925085%23.925085%23.9%28,33428.3k1022.907686%22.907686%22.9%26,67626.7k1122.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1222.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1321.831081%21.831081%21.8%27,38627.4k1421.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k1521.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k1621.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k1720.928672%20.928672%20.9%24,94324.9k1819.694187%19.694187%19.7%22,41122.4k1919.672592%19.672592%19.7%34,28534.3k2019.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2119.377859%19.377859%19.4%26,39426.4k2219.284687%19.284687%19.3%28,69628.7k2319.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k2418.240179%18.240179%18.2%28,27128.3k2517.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2617.471385%17.471385%17.5%29,99430.0k2717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k2817.100391%17.100391%17.1%22,58522.6k2916.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3016.362001%16.362001%16.4%20,01420.0k3116.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3215.925227%15.925227%15.9%17,96718.0k3315.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3415.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k3515.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k3615.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k3714.971933%14.971933%15.0%22,88422.9k3814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.293356%14.293356%14.3%19,50619.5k3913.599244%13.599244%13.6%21,44921.4k4012.476612%12.476612%12.5%17,60417.6k4112.307117%12.307117%12.3%18,10518.1k4211.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k4311.626997%11.626997%11.6%18,41618.4k4410.437835%10.437835%10.4%15,46015.5k459.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k468.498675%8.498675%8.5%12,89312.9k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k483.956709%3.956709%4.0%6,705491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

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

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#63

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Elkhart Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Elkhart Township
0%10%20%30%Count#IowaElkhart TownshipElkhart010101Tract 010101West North CentralDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkMidwestColumbusMilwaukeeSeattleTulsaDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTucsonSeattle EastPhoenixPlanoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAustinSacramentoSan DiegoAlbuquerqueLas VegasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTampaFresnoTown of HempsteadHempsteadFort WorthSan FranciscoNortheast DallasNE DallasChicagoOrlandoWashingtonPhiladelphiaOntarioBaltimoreSan JoseManhattanAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Long Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAtlantaHoustonSan BernardinoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBostonSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLos AngelesSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl PasoQueensBrooklynMiamiDetroitBronx35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.037267%34.037267%34.0%54832.226518%32.226518%32.2%1,41730.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M28.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M19.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k214.676197%14.676197%14.7%153,190153k314.630148%14.630148%14.6%86,65186.7k414.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.399675%14.399675%14.4%82,49382.5k614.283867%14.283867%14.3%124,819125k713.760180%13.760180%13.8%80,69380.7k812.788918%12.788918%12.8%407,453407k912.395761%12.395761%12.4%67,84267.8k1011.362892%11.362892%11.4%85,02085.0k1111.299178%11.299178%11.3%74,46074.5k1210.757316%10.757316%10.8%105,926106k1310.720012%10.720012%10.7%92,07392.1k1410.156382%10.156382%10.2%113,785114k159.800360%9.800360%9.8%233,252233k169.725412%9.725412%9.7%62,46062.5k179.549359%9.549359%9.5%178,569179k189.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k198.847564%8.847564%8.8%58,95359.0k208.684101%8.684101%8.7%60,11160.1k218.514416%8.514416%8.5%65,45165.5k228.072263%8.072263%8.1%68,77168.8k237.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k247.630150%7.630150%7.6%118,042118k257.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k267.159705%7.159705%7.2%41,70741.7k276.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k286.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k296.951180%6.951180%7.0%44,75144.8k306.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k316.496309%6.496309%6.5%114,123114k326.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k336.251974%6.251974%6.3%106,112106k346.200567%6.200567%6.2%35,84335.8k355.638608%5.638608%5.6%32,70932.7k365.629362%5.629362%5.6%185,963186k374.918768%4.918768%4.9%41,25741.3k384.864383%4.864383%4.9%89,55389.6k394.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k404.544632%4.544632%4.5%31,88331.9k414.201872%4.201872%4.2%40,19740.2k424.106705%4.106705%4.1%105,736106k433.775646%3.775646%3.8%36,47336.5k443.092438%3.092438%3.1%16,96117.0k452.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k462.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k471.869818%1.869818%1.9%18,00318.0k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Elkhart 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:
Polk
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
City:
Elkhart
ZIP Codes:
50021, 50035, 50046, 50073, 50124, 50161
Unified School Districts:
Collins-Maxwell, North Polk
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate District:
IA-15
State House District:
IA-30
Neighboring Townships:
Crocker, Douglas, Franklin, Indian Creek, Lincoln, Palestine, Union, Washington
Nearby Townships:
Clay, Clear Creek, Delaware, Garden, Grant, Madison, Saylor, Union, Washington
Nearby Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir