Garfield township, Calhoun County, Iowa (IA)

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Garfield township, IA map Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 230 (all rural)

Males: 124	(53.9%)
Females: 106	(46.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 230 (148 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	28%

Races in Garfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Black: 0.4%

Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.6

Average houshold size: 2.61
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	18.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Garfield Cemetery.

72% of Garfield 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, 78% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 191
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 11
South: 0
West: 7

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Garfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 2.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 72
Mobile homes: 9

Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 16
1970 to 1979: 1
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 7
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 57

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 8
6 rooms: 2
7 rooms: 26
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 19

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 39
4 bedrooms: 23
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 5
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 22
3 vehicles: 20
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 7
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Food (15%)
Construction (15%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Chemicals (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Food (12%)
Computer and electronic products (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:

German (62.8%)
United States or American (11.5%)
Norwegian (10.9%)
Irish (7.1%)
English (3.8%)
Danish (1.3%)
Dutch (1.3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 76 (81%)
Carpooled: 11 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (2%)
Walked: 3 (3%)
Worked at home: 2 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
Utility gas (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Electricity (4%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 210

In family households: 192 (46 male householders, 14 female householders)
52 spouses, 72 children (70 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 18 (8 male householders (2 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 6 2-persons.

54 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (7 men, 1 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: 8

Here:	53.3%
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 Garfield township:

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