Big Grove township, Johnson County, Iowa (IA)

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Big Grove township, IA map Land area: 30.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Population: 3,848 (all rural)

Males: 1,990	(51.7%)
Females: 1,858	(48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,978 (2,663 owner occupied, 315 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	28%

Races in Big Grove township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 29.2
Median age of females: 31.9

Average houshold size: 2.70
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 125 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Solon.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Facklers Grove Cemetery.

Creek: Hoosier Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Big Grove township:	0.1%
State:	3.1%

49% of Big Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 512
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 35
South: 108
West: 50

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Big Grove township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

803 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
67 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 166
One, attached: 9
Mobile homes: 114

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,600

Housing units in Big Grove township with a mortgage: 34 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 88
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 47
1970 to 1979: 46
1960 to 1969: 42
1950 to 1959: 16
1940 to 1949: 4
1939 or earlier: 17

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 41
5 rooms: 80
6 rooms: 46
7 rooms: 29
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 14

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 10
5 rooms: 7
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 62
3 bedrooms: 115
4 bedrooms: 49
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Grove township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 15
3 bedrooms: 7
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 62
2 vehicles: 115
3 vehicles: 31
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 9

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 19
2 vehicles: 8
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Furniture and related products (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Big Grove township:

United States or American (32.7%)
English (13.0%)
Irish (10.3%)
Scotch-Irish (7.8%)
European (3.7%)
Scottish (3.7%)
German (2.9%)

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

United Kingdom (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 229 (81%)
Carpooled: 28 (10%)
Walked: 11 (4%)
Worked at home: 14 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (40%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
Wood (20%)
Utility gas (7%)

803 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
67 people in nursing homes

97.9% of residents of Big Grove township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 711

In family households: 642 (191 male householders, 21 female householders)
203 spouses, 218 children (199 natural, 2 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 69 (25 male householders (25 living alone)), 37 female householders (29 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 8 2-persons.

750 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (21 men, 68 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	15.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Big Grove township:

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