Glenwood township, Mills County, Iowa (IA)

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Glenwood township, IA map Land area: 20.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 6,473 (88% urban, 12% rural)

Males: 3,211	(49.6%)
Females: 3,262	(50.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,847 (4,548 owner occupied, 1,299 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Races in Glenwood township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
Black: 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.9%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 37.7

Average houshold size: 2.58
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 312 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Glenwood.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Glenwood Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 46 (46% naturalized citizens)

Glenwood township:	0.7%
State:	3.1%

48% of Glenwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 3682
Northeast: 66
Midwest: 2047
South: 226
West: 470

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,300

Glenwood township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Glenwood township, Iowa

367 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
114 people in homes for the mentally retarded
71 people in nursing homes
32 people in homes for the physically handicapped
15 people in institutions for the blind
14 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,796
One, attached: 78
Two: 90
3 or 4: 109
5 to 9: 65
10 to 19: 60
20 to 49: 62
Mobile homes: 114
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700

Housing units in Glenwood township with a mortgage: 974 (134 second mortgage, 113 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 434

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 84
1995 to 1998: 223
1990 to 1994: 173
1980 to 1989: 142
1970 to 1979: 543
1960 to 1969: 343
1950 to 1959: 182
1940 to 1949: 156
1939 or earlier: 535

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 17
4 rooms: 186
5 rooms: 330
6 rooms: 365
7 rooms: 361
8 rooms: 218
9 or more rooms: 176

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 24
3 rooms: 203
4 rooms: 175
5 rooms: 105
6 rooms: 19
7 rooms: 40
8 rooms: 30
9 or more rooms: 26

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 28
2 bedrooms: 261
3 bedrooms: 1,028
4 bedrooms: 281
5 or more bedrooms: 63

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Glenwood township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 243
2 bedrooms: 236
3 bedrooms: 100
4 bedrooms: 33
5 or more bedrooms: 10

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

no vehicle: 32
1 vehicle: 333
2 vehicles: 832
3 vehicles: 372
4 vehicles: 62
5 or more vehicles: 30

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

no vehicle: 89
1 vehicle: 301
2 vehicles: 181
3 vehicles: 37
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 8

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Metal and metal products (14%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Warehousing and storage (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
Health care (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Utilities (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (20%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Glenwood township:

German (35.2%)
English (13.6%)
Irish (12.2%)
United States or American (7.6%)
Danish (3.9%)
Swedish (3.7%)
Dutch (3.4%)

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

Russia (67%)
Poland (17%)
Thailand (11%)
Germany (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,612 (82%)
Carpooled: 414 (13%)
Walked: 46 (1%)
Other means: 30 (1%)
Worked at home: 77 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (78%)
Electricity (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

People in group quarters in Glenwood township, Iowa

367 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
114 people in homes for the mentally retarded
71 people in nursing homes
32 people in homes for the physically handicapped
15 people in institutions for the blind
14 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

98.4% of residents of Glenwood township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,949

In family households: 5,185 (1,249 male householders, 389 female householders)
1,282 spouses, 1,967 children (1,651 natural, 79 adopted, 237 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 149 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 764 (241 male householders (204 living alone)), 415 female householders (366 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 626 (473 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 674 2-persons, 389 3-persons, 322 4-persons, 177 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 570 1-person, 79 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

1,179 married couples with children.
402 single-parent households (67 men, 335 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	5.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	5.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 94

Here:	36.7%
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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