Giard township, Clayton County, Iowa (IA)

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Giard township, IA map Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 463 (all rural)

Males: 252	(54.4%)
Females: 211	(45.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 463 (359 owner occupied, 104 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Races in Giard township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%

Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 38.6

Average houshold size: 2.81
Average family size: 3.34

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Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	14.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Giard township: Froelich Historic Site, Giard Townhall.

Cemeteries: Council Hill Cemetery, Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery, Railroad Employee Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 58 (28% naturalized citizens)

Giard township:	12.5%
State:	3.1%

51% of Giard township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2079
Northeast: 33
Midwest: 352
South: 607
West: 178

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,300

Giard township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 901
One, attached: 9
Two: 8
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 51
10 to 19: 174
50 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 97

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,500

Housing units in Giard township with a mortgage: 442 (83 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 233

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 47
1995 to 1998: 127
1990 to 1994: 262
1980 to 1989: 387
1970 to 1979: 254
1960 to 1969: 97
1950 to 1959: 42
1940 to 1949: 27
1939 or earlier: 34

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 28
5 rooms: 186
6 rooms: 254
7 rooms: 165
8 rooms: 61
9 or more rooms: 118

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

1 room: 12
2 rooms: 40
3 rooms: 124
4 rooms: 124
5 rooms: 53
6 rooms: 14
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 9

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 74
3 bedrooms: 507
4 bedrooms: 212
5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Giard township:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 160
2 bedrooms: 142
3 bedrooms: 70
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 50
1 vehicle: 125
2 vehicles: 446
3 vehicles: 173
4 vehicles: 25
5 or more vehicles: 9

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

no vehicle: 27
1 vehicle: 241
2 vehicles: 110
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Construction (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Food (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (30%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (14%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Giard township:

United States or American (26.0%)
German (18.2%)
Irish (11.9%)
English (8.5%)
French (except Basque) (3.7%)
Dutch (2.9%)
Scotch-Irish (1.7%)

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

Mexico (72%)
Germany (19%)
Afghanistan (9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,358 (86%)
Carpooled: 159 (10%)
Bicycle: 22 (1%)
Walked: 13 (1%)
Worked at home: 18 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (48%)
Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

96.8% of residents of Giard township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,163

In family households: 2,799 (833 male householders, 157 female householders)
856 spouses, 851 children (728 natural, 39 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 30 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 364 (86 male householders (72 living alone)), 204 female householders (180 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 186 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 472 2-persons, 260 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 100 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 252 1-person, 24 2-persons, 14 4-persons.

119 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (5 men, 13 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	7.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	9.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 90

Here:	51.4%
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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