Garfield township, Clay County, Iowa (IA)

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Garfield township, IA map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 311 (all rural)

Males: 157	(50.5%)
Females: 154	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 311 (256 owner occupied, 55 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Races in Garfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.3%

Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 41.5

Average houshold size: 2.41
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Webb.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Garfield Township Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (100% naturalized citizens)

Garfield township:	1.6%
State:	3.1%

53% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1474
Northeast: 50
Midwest: 199
South: 181
West: 134

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Garfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 677
One, attached: 7
Two: 13
3 or 4: 22
Mobile homes: 90

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000

Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 391 (13 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 155

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 193
1990 to 1994: 108
1980 to 1989: 126
1970 to 1979: 144
1960 to 1969: 96
1950 to 1959: 50
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 28

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 24
4 rooms: 79
5 rooms: 228
6 rooms: 192
7 rooms: 68
8 rooms: 39
9 or more rooms: 35

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 22
5 rooms: 25
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 93
3 bedrooms: 478
4 bedrooms: 66
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 27
3 bedrooms: 47
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 176
2 vehicles: 306
3 vehicles: 103
4 vehicles: 46
5 or more vehicles: 15

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

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 19
2 vehicles: 29
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Textile mills and textile products (12%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electricians (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Business operations specialists (12%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:

United States or American (35.1%)
Irish (10.3%)
French (except Basque) (10.1%)
German (8.1%)
English (6.2%)
Italian (5.4%)
Latvian (1.8%)

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

Philippines (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 973 (83%)
Carpooled: 168 (14%)
Worked at home: 35 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (52%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
Utility gas (9%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

97.4% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,043

In family households: 1,850 (524 male householders, 47 female householders)
509 spouses, 685 children (613 natural, 21 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 24 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 193 (92 male householders (92 living alone)), 101 female householders (101 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 223 2-persons, 160 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 193 1-person.

64 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (5 men, 7 women).

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

Here:	2.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

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

Here:	3.5%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	35.3%
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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