Garfield township, Mahaska County, Iowa (IA)

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Garfield township, IA map Land area: 26.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,287 (45% urban, 55% rural)

Males: 655	(50.9%)
Females: 632	(49.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,283 (1,133 owner occupied, 150 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Races in Garfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 38.2

Average houshold size: 2.57
Average family size: 2.88

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Population density: 49 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Beacon.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Garfield township: Union Church.

Cemeteries: Beacon Cemetery, De Long Cemetery, McGlasson Cemetery, Evans Cemetery, Prine Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (0% naturalized citizens)

Garfield township:	0.4%
State:	3.1%

70% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1170
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 87
South: 11
West: 48

Garfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 376
10 to 19: 3
Mobile homes: 131

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,300

Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 131 (4 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 105

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 57
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 33
1970 to 1979: 150
1960 to 1969: 28
1950 to 1959: 27
1940 to 1949: 46
1939 or earlier: 121

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 104
5 rooms: 80
6 rooms: 99
7 rooms: 90
8 rooms: 24
9 or more rooms: 18

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 3
5 rooms: 21
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 12
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 159
3 bedrooms: 180
4 bedrooms: 62
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 18
3 bedrooms: 27
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 60
2 vehicles: 217
3 vehicles: 91
4 vehicles: 29
5 or more vehicles: 23

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 35
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (11%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Printing and related support activities (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Cashiers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:

Dutch (27.5%)
United States or American (23.0%)
German (21.7%)
English (7.3%)
Scotch-Irish (5.0%)
Irish (3.2%)
Norwegian (2.2%)

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

Netherlands (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 529 (74%)
Carpooled: 99 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Walked: 38 (5%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 42 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
Wood (4%)
Electricity (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

98.4% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,332

In family households: 1,195 (321 male householders, 68 female householders)
322 spouses, 448 children (418 natural, 6 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 11 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 137 (82 male householders (69 living alone)), 35 female householders (31 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 186 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 20 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 100 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

227 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (24 men, 43 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	8.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38

Here:	31.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	12.5%
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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