Garfield township, Montgomery County, Iowa (IA)

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Garfield township, IA map Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 236 (all rural)

Males: 126	(53.4%)
Females: 110	(46.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 236 (158 owner occupied, 78 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

Races in Garfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 42.0

Average houshold size: 2.71
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	21.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	12.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Lowens Cemetery.

Creek: Crabapple Creek.

61% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% 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: 340
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 23
South: 15
West: 16

Garfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 159
Mobile homes: 24

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000

Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 49 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 24
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 43
1970 to 1979: 43
1960 to 1969: 12
1950 to 1959: 7
1940 to 1949: 32
1939 or earlier: 8

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 21
5 rooms: 39
6 rooms: 38
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 0

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 34
3 bedrooms: 84
4 bedrooms: 13
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 4
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: 38
2 vehicles: 84
3 vehicles: 16
4 vehicles: 3
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: 9
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Health care (16%)
Plastics and rubber products (12%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Educational services (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Gasoline stations (8%)
Construction (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Top executives (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (16%)
Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Top executives (8%)
Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:

United States or American (38.4%)
Irish (21.8%)
German (7.9%)
English (7.4%)
Norwegian (1.7%)
French (except Basque) (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish (1.3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 110 (73%)
Carpooled: 32 (21%)
Other means: 4 (3%)
Worked at home: 4 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (42%)
Utility gas (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Wood (8%)

99.2% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 398

In family households: 356 (105 male householders, 10 female householders)
96 spouses, 121 children (97 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 42 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person.

62 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): 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: 5

Here:	21.7%
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)

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