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Garden Grove, IA map Population (year 2000): 250. Estimated population in July 2006: 248 (-0.8% change)
 

Males: 134  (53.6%)
Females: 116  (46.4%)

Decatur County

Median resident age:  36.0 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50103.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,700 (it was $19,844 in 2000)
Garden Grove  $21,700
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $23,700 (it was $20,000 in 2000)
Garden Grove  $23,700
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Garden Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (13.6%), German (11.2%), Irish (9.2%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%), Swedish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/14/1879

Elevation: 1110 feet

Land area: 0.70 square miles.

Population density: 356 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Garden Grove

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garden Grove city

  • Never married: 26.9%
  • Now married: 46.2%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Garden Grove:  1.2% ($238)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Des Moines, IA (52.9 miles , pop. 198,682).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (137.4 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (413.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Le Roy, IA (3.7 miles) , Humeston, IA (8.1 miles ), Weldon, IA (10.0 miles) , Leon, IA (11.2 miles ), Derby, IA (12.6 miles) , Woodburn, IA (12.8 miles ), Van Wert, IA (13.1 miles ), Decatur City, IA (16.5 miles) .

Latitude: 40.83 N, Longitude: 93.61 W


Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+9.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (15%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Truck transportation (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (13%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Garden Grove-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Garden Grove city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/24/1989, a category 4 tornado 22.6 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Garden Grove:
  • DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LEON, IA)
  • CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; OSCEOLA, IA)
  • WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CORYDON, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden Grove:
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 49 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 84 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID: OTM)
  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 91 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garden Grove:
  • OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; OSCEOLA, IA; ID: I75)
  • CHARITON MUNI (about 23 miles; CHARITON, IA; ID: CNC)
  • LAMONI MUNI (about 25 miles; LAMONI, IA; ID: LWD)

Amtrak station near Garden Grove:
  • 19 miles: OSCEOLA (MAIN & E. CLAY STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden Grove:
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 27 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
Public high school in Garden Grove:
  • MORMON TRAIL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 140; Location: 502 E. MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Library in Garden Grove:
  • GARDEN GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,653; Location: MAIN ST.; 4,729 books; 22 audio materials; 148 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Garden Grove and their reported violations in the past:

GARDEN GROVE WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 250, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.7%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  35.5%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Garden Grove compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$443
Financial Administration 0$0 1$638
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$89
Sewerage 0$0 1$221
Water Supply 0$0 1$443
Totals for Government 0$0 5$1,834


Garden Grove government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $29,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $28,000
    Regular Highways: $17,000
    Sewerage: $16,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Fire Protection: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Libraries: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $163,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $154,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $109,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $20,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $24,000
    Total General Sales: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $24,000

8.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,108 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.10%
Iowa average:  6.30%

1.97% of residents moved from foreign countries ($324 average AGI)
Decatur County:  1.97%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clarke County, IA  0.80% ($25,500 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA  0.66% ($30,944)
from Wayne County, IA  0.36% ($21,600)


7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.32%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clarke County, IA  1.18% ($28,906 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA  0.63% ($36,941)
to Jackson County, MO  0.40% ($15,727)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garden Grove:
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
  • KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garden Grove:
  • KIIC (97.9 FM; LAMONI, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KJJC (107.1 FM; OSCEOLA, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KELR-FM (105.3 FM; CHARITON, IA; Owner: FMC BROADCASTING, INC.)


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