Ancestry in the Chequest Township, Van Buren 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 Van Buren County and the Chequest Township
Chequest Township
Van Buren County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericanGermanUnclassified1EnglishSwedishSwissWelsh53.191489%12.154472%53.191489%53.2%7518.439716%24.092141%18.439716%18.4%2616.312057%29.403794%16.312057%16.3%2312.056738%9.918699%12.056738%12.1%177.092199%1.626016%7.092199%7.1%105.673759%2.425474%5.673759%5.7%85.673759%0.840108%5.673759%5.7%8
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Iowa

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

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#2

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Chequest Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Chequest Township
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Chequest TownshipChequest950200Tract 950200Van Buren CountyVan BurenKeokukWaverlyCedar FallsKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleCenter TownshipCtrWaterlooJefferson TownshipJeffersonClintonOskaloosaAmerica 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 Lake53.191489%53.191489%53.2%7515.159077%15.159077%15.2%48612.154472%12.154472%12.2%89711.149793%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%5,56467.708981%7.708981%7.7%81877.438427%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 Chequest Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Chequest Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Chequest Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Chequest Township
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Chequest TownshipChequest950200Tract 950200Van Buren CountyVan BurenSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldAkronWayne TownshipWayneUnited 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 TownshipAuroraMilwaukee53.191489%53.191489%53.2%7515.159077%15.159077%15.2%48612.154472%12.154472%12.2%8979.208662%9.208662%9.2%15,20715.2k18.394120%8.394120%8.4%16,66316.7k28.391450%8.391450%8.4%11,84011.8k36.893915%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 Chequest Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Chequest 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 Chequest Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Chequest Township
0%20%40%Count#Chequest TownshipChequest950200Tract 950200Van Buren CountyVan BurenNortheast TarrantNE TarrantOntarioTulsaPlanoUnited 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 JoseMilwaukee53.191489%53.191489%53.2%7515.159077%15.159077%15.2%48612.154472%12.154472%12.2%8978.915115%8.915115%8.9%51,07351.1k18.314047%8.314047%8.3%53,52553.5k28.164592%8.164592%8.2%48,35748.4k37.795176%7.795176%7.8%42,66342.7k46.893915%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 Chequest 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:
Van Buren
ZIP Codes:
52551, 52565, 52570
Unified School Districts:
Davis County, Van Buren
Congressional District:
IA-2
State Senate District:
IA-41
State House District:
IA-82
Neighboring Townships:
Des Moines, Jackson, Prairie, Salt Creek, Union, Van Buren, Village
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Leando
Nearby Townships:
Des Moines, Henry, Liberty, Lick Creek, Lick Creek, Perry, Roscoe, Union, Vernon, Washington