Garfield township, Lyon County, Iowa (IA)

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Garfield township, IA map Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 323 (all rural)

Males: 173	(53.6%)
Females: 150	(46.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 323 (267 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Races in Garfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Asian: 0.3%

Median age of males: 32.4
Median age of females: 33.0

Average houshold size: 3.40
Average family size: 3.55

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Garfield Township Cemetery.

74% of Garfield 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, 85% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 282
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 43
South: 0
West: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500

Garfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 102

Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 39 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 7
1970 to 1979: 13
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 16
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 51

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 33
6 rooms: 20
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 13

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 43
4 bedrooms: 33
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 13
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: 0
2 vehicles: 29
3 vehicles: 26
4 vehicles: 23
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 7
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Food (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (35%)
Educational services (31%)
Apparel (13%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (39%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (28%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
Secondary school teachers (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:

Dutch (70.1%)
German (25.9%)
Polish (2.2%)
Czech (1.9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 128 (68%)
Carpooled: 20 (11%)
Walked: 6 (3%)
Worked at home: 33 (18%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
Electricity (13%)
Other fuel (8%)

97.6% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 337

In family households: 337 (89 male householders, 7 female householders)
94 spouses, 147 children (147 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

109 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	34.0%
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:	100.0%
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 Garfield township:

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