Garnavillo township, Clayton County, Iowa (IA)

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Garnavillo township, IA map Land area: 33.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,008 (all rural)

Males: 508	(50.4%)
Females: 500	(49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 970 (781 owner occupied, 189 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Races in Garnavillo township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Black: 0.4%

Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 46.8

Average houshold size: 2.33
Average family size: 2.84

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Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	16.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Garnavillo.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Ceres Cemetery, Jenkins Cemetery, McClelland Cemetery, Saint Joseph Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 41 (22% naturalized citizens)

Garnavillo township:	4.1%
State:	3.1%

56% of Garnavillo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2307
Northeast: 59
Midwest: 428
South: 589
West: 175

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Garnavillo township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

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

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

22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,241
One, attached: 2
Two: 11
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 36
10 to 19: 7
20 to 49: 54
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 365
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,000

Housing units in Garnavillo township with a mortgage: 343 (19 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 370

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 153
1990 to 1994: 170
1980 to 1989: 296
1970 to 1979: 477
1960 to 1969: 200
1950 to 1959: 165
1940 to 1949: 166
1939 or earlier: 110

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 22
3 rooms: 44
4 rooms: 217
5 rooms: 326
6 rooms: 257
7 rooms: 173
8 rooms: 46
9 or more rooms: 33

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

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 49
3 rooms: 92
4 rooms: 105
5 rooms: 98
6 rooms: 51
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 48
2 bedrooms: 290
3 bedrooms: 663
4 bedrooms: 100
5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garnavillo township:

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 150
2 bedrooms: 154
3 bedrooms: 101
4 bedrooms: 1
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 56
1 vehicle: 368
2 vehicles: 462
3 vehicles: 188
4 vehicles: 41
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 68
1 vehicle: 212
2 vehicles: 103
3 vehicles: 22
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 9

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Food (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (8%)
Food (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garnavillo township:

United States or American (41.0%)
English (11.1%)
Irish (9.7%)
German (9.1%)
Scottish (3.3%)
Dutch (1.6%)
British (1.5%)

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

Thailand (27%)
United Kingdom (24%)
Laos (17%)
Philippines (17%)
Australia (10%)
Netherlands (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,110 (79%)
Carpooled: 223 (16%)
Walked: 21 (1%)
Other means: 27 (2%)
Worked at home: 32 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (42%)
Electricity (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Wood (7%)

22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations

97.3% of residents of Garnavillo township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,429

In family households: 2,863 (837 male householders, 164 female householders)
872 spouses, 828 children (730 natural, 17 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 9 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 566 (201 male householders (177 living alone)), 315 female householders (292 living alone)), 50 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 177 (164 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 504 2-persons, 244 3-persons, 179 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 469 1-person, 42 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

153 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (10 men, 40 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	3.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

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

Here:	5.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	17.2%
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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