Garfield township, Ida County, Iowa (IA)

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Garfield township, IA map Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 182 (all rural)

Males: 100	(54.9%)
Females: 82	(45.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 182 (113 owner occupied, 69 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	28%

Races in Garfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Two or more races: 1.1%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 39.8

Average houshold size: 2.60
Average family size: 2.95

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	13.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Crawford Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 21 (0% naturalized citizens)

Garfield township:	11.5%
State:	3.1%

44% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 980
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 138
South: 188
West: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Garfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 364
Mobile homes: 205

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,700

Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 149 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 105
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 113
1970 to 1979: 147
1960 to 1969: 89
1950 to 1959: 27
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 21

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 29
4 rooms: 55
5 rooms: 129
6 rooms: 88
7 rooms: 43
8 rooms: 29
9 or more rooms: 26

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 30
5 rooms: 35
6 rooms: 4
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 8

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 24
2 bedrooms: 96
3 bedrooms: 255
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 31

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 44
3 bedrooms: 36
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 15
1 vehicle: 88
2 vehicles: 234
3 vehicles: 38
4 vehicles: 14
5 or more vehicles: 17

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 23
2 vehicles: 35
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Food (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Food (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:

United States or American (51.2%)
Irish (17.3%)
German (7.6%)
Greek (3.1%)
English (2.5%)
European (2.5%)
Italian (1.6%)

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

Vietnam (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 614 (84%)
Carpooled: 85 (12%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (1%)
Other means: 14 (2%)
Worked at home: 10 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
Electricity (31%)
Utility gas (27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

97.8% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,356

In family households: 1,215 (335 male householders, 57 female householders)
363 spouses, 399 children (372 natural, 17 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 12 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 141 (71 male householders (71 living alone)), 37 female householders (9 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 15 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 19 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

48 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (1 men, 1 women).

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

Here:	6.3%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	27.0%
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)

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