Bear Grove township, Cass County, Iowa (IA)

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Bear Grove township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 270 (all rural)

Males: 142	(52.6%)
Females: 128	(47.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 270 (201 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

Races in Bear Grove township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 38.4

Average houshold size: 2.67
Average family size: 3.04

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	18.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Fourmile Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 299 (22% naturalized citizens)

Bear Grove township:	110.7%
State:	3.1%

59% of Bear Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5017
Northeast: 254
Midwest: 135
South: 492
West: 77

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,700

Bear Grove township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,798
One, attached: 39
Two: 144
3 or 4: 77
5 to 9: 104
10 to 19: 27
20 to 49: 35
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 626

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,600

Housing units in Bear Grove township with a mortgage: 603 (68 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 473

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 256
1990 to 1994: 201
1980 to 1989: 513
1970 to 1979: 491
1960 to 1969: 341
1950 to 1959: 393
1940 to 1949: 198
1939 or earlier: 419

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bear Grove township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 12
3 rooms: 51
4 rooms: 206
5 rooms: 553
6 rooms: 404
7 rooms: 211
8 rooms: 149
9 or more rooms: 75

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Grove township, Iowa:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 42
3 rooms: 96
4 rooms: 330
5 rooms: 270
6 rooms: 144
7 rooms: 51
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bear Grove township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 37
2 bedrooms: 380
3 bedrooms: 1,077
4 bedrooms: 146
5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Grove township:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 134
2 bedrooms: 430
3 bedrooms: 316
4 bedrooms: 58
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Bear Grove township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 79
1 vehicle: 428
2 vehicles: 647
3 vehicles: 324
4 vehicles: 149
5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Bear Grove township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 186
1 vehicle: 482
2 vehicles: 210
3 vehicles: 52
4 vehicles: 28
5 or more vehicles: 11

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Food (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Truck transportation (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Grove township:

United States or American (35.8%)
English (8.3%)
Irish (5.2%)
German (4.1%)
Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
Scottish (2.3%)
Italian (1.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (61%)
Guatemala (7%)
India (6%)
Turkey (5%)
El Salvador (5%)
Japan (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,101 (72%)
Carpooled: 610 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 76 (3%)
Other means: 36 (1%)
Worked at home: 58 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (45%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Utility gas (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (1%)

92.9% of residents of Bear Grove township speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,304

In family households: 5,224 (1,292 male householders, 475 female householders)
1,246 spouses, 1,799 children (1,683 natural, 33 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 127 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 103 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,080 (364 male householders (283 living alone)), 531 female householders (488 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 803 2-persons, 457 3-persons, 334 4-persons, 120 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 771 1-person, 88 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

71 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	2.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	5.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	6.5%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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