Garfield township, Pocahontas County, Iowa (IA)

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Garfield township, IA map Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 295 (all rural)

Males: 150	(50.8%)
Females: 145	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 295 (235 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Garfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
Asian: 0.3%

Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 35.6

Average houshold size: 2.71
Average family size: 3.12

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Marble Valley Cemetery, Saint Johns Cemetery.

Parks in Garfield township include: Pilot Creek County Park, Pilot Creek Wildlife Area.

90% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 259
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 28
South: 0
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Garfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 119
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 26 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 2
1970 to 1979: 16
1960 to 1969: 10
1950 to 1959: 12
1940 to 1949: 13
1939 or earlier: 64

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 21
5 rooms: 11
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 16
8 rooms: 2
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: 0
6 rooms: 2
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 32
3 bedrooms: 28
4 bedrooms: 16
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 7
3 bedrooms: 2
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 24
3 vehicles: 49
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 17
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
Mining (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Construction (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (33%)
Finance and insurance (19%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
Data processing and other information services (9%)
Health care (6%)
Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (36%)
Other financial specialists (9%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (9%)
Extraction workers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (10%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (9%)
Customer service representatives (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:

English (33.6%)
German (33.2%)
Swedish (10.9%)
Danish (5.5%)
French (except Basque) (4.2%)
Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
Irish (2.9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 130 (84%)
Carpooled: 8 (5%)
Worked at home: 17 (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (50%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 296

In family households: 274 (87 male householders, 3 female householders)
84 spouses, 100 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 22 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 20 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person.

81 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (5 men, 4 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: 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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Garfield township:

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