Blue Grass township, Scott County, Iowa (IA)

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Blue Grass township, IA map Land area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 3,592 (20% urban, 80% rural)

Males: 1,758	(48.9%)
Females: 1,834	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,592 (2,981 owner occupied, 611 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Races in Blue Grass township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.2

Average houshold size: 2.51
Average family size: 2.95

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Population density: 110 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	23.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	9.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Blue Grass township:	0.2%
State:	3.1%

68% of Blue Grass township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 164
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 30
South: 44
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Blue Grass township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 147
Mobile homes: 45

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500

Housing units in Blue Grass township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 15
1980 to 1989: 45
1970 to 1979: 33
1960 to 1969: 38
1950 to 1959: 21
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 13

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blue Grass township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 12
4 rooms: 12
5 rooms: 28
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 14
9 or more rooms: 5

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Grass township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 3
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 3
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blue Grass township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 12
2 bedrooms: 25
3 bedrooms: 63
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Grass township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 17
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Blue Grass township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 24
2 vehicles: 56
3 vehicles: 17
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Blue Grass township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 9
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (37%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Wood products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Computer and electronic products (17%)
Wood products (13%)
Apparel (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (18%)
Carpenters (12%)
Secondary school teachers (7%)
Art and design workers (7%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (17%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Blue Grass township:

United States or American (41.4%)
German (25.7%)
Irish (10.5%)
French (except Basque) (5.9%)
Swiss (3.3%)
English (2.6%)
Dutch (2.0%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 62 (51%)
Carpooled: 41 (34%)
Worked at home: 18 (15%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
Wood (19%)
Electricity (5%)
Utility gas (2%)

92.5% of residents of Blue Grass township speak English at home.
7.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 259

In family households: 220 (79 male householders, 9 female householders)
81 spouses, 44 children (44 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 39 (18 male householders (13 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 5 2-persons.

665 married couples with children.
203 single-parent households (35 men, 168 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): 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Blue Grass township:

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