Garden township, Boone County, Iowa (IA)

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Garden township, IA map Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,022 (all rural)

Males: 505	(49.4%)
Females: 517	(50.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,022 (814 owner occupied, 208 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Garden township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 38.1

Average houshold size: 2.54
Average family size: 2.90

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Population density: 28 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Garden Prairie Cemetery, Hillsdale Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 24 (79% naturalized citizens)

Garden township:	2.3%
State:	3.1%

65% of Garden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 939
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 77
South: 30
West: 5

Garden township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 356
One, attached: 14
Two: 7
5 to 9: 4
Mobile homes: 54

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000

Housing units in Garden township with a mortgage: 147 (5 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 50
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 19
1970 to 1979: 37
1960 to 1969: 69
1950 to 1959: 52
1940 to 1949: 34
1939 or earlier: 146

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garden township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 46
5 rooms: 90
6 rooms: 67
7 rooms: 21
8 rooms: 61
9 or more rooms: 30

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 34
5 rooms: 4
6 rooms: 18
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garden township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 56
3 bedrooms: 195
4 bedrooms: 54
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 31
3 bedrooms: 47
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 79
2 vehicles: 141
3 vehicles: 60
4 vehicles: 32
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 28
2 vehicles: 36
3 vehicles: 31
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Educational services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Finance and insurance (18%)
Public administration (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garden township:

German (35.1%)
English (9.4%)
United States or American (7.8%)
Irish (7.7%)
Norwegian (7.4%)
Swedish (5.6%)
Italian (4.5%)

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

Belarus (46%)
United Kingdom (29%)
Italy (25%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 477 (77%)
Carpooled: 95 (15%)
Bicycle: 5 (1%)
Walked: 12 (2%)
Worked at home: 29 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (58%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Electricity (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Solar energy (1%)

96.7% of residents of Garden township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,104

In family households: 1,015 (294 male householders, 51 female householders)
286 spouses, 332 children (314 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 4 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 89 (55 male householders (47 living alone)), 22 female householders (19 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 66 1-person, 11 2-persons.

208 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (10 men, 28 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	4.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	10.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

Here:	60.0%
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 Garden township:

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