Glidden township, Carroll County, Iowa (IA)

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Glidden township, IA map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,589 (all rural)

Males: 767	(48.3%)
Females: 822	(51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,462 (1,167 owner occupied, 295 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Glidden township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 41.6

Average houshold size: 2.38
Average family size: 2.99

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Population density: 44 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Glidden, Ralston.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: West Lawn Cemetery, Dickson Cemetery.

Parks in Glidden township include: Bennett County Park, Butrick Bluff Wildlife Area.

Number of foreign born residents: 264 (59% naturalized citizens)

Glidden township:	16.6%
State:	3.1%

61% of Glidden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 6934
Northeast: 469
Midwest: 3971
South: 2520
West: 852

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,300

Glidden township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%

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

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

127 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,706
One, attached: 605
Two: 26
3 or 4: 146
5 to 9: 66
10 to 19: 3
20 to 49: 39
50 or more: 25
Mobile homes: 1,531
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,800

Housing units in Glidden township with a mortgage: 2,008 (142 second mortgage, 140 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,216

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 228
1995 to 1998: 927
1990 to 1994: 1,246
1980 to 1989: 2,472
1970 to 1979: 2,095
1960 to 1969: 405
1950 to 1959: 313
1940 to 1949: 182
1939 or earlier: 311

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 24
3 rooms: 223
4 rooms: 930
5 rooms: 1,854
6 rooms: 1,445
7 rooms: 740
8 rooms: 348
9 or more rooms: 278

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 35
3 rooms: 58
4 rooms: 226
5 rooms: 311
6 rooms: 105
7 rooms: 31
8 rooms: 37
9 or more rooms: 9

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 135
2 bedrooms: 1,885
3 bedrooms: 3,253
4 bedrooms: 526
5 or more bedrooms: 43

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Glidden township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 89
2 bedrooms: 408
3 bedrooms: 300
4 bedrooms: 15
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 110
1 vehicle: 1,999
2 vehicles: 2,806
3 vehicles: 730
4 vehicles: 149
5 or more vehicles: 55

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

no vehicle: 79
1 vehicle: 413
2 vehicles: 203
3 vehicles: 98
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Wood products (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Glidden township:

United States or American (21.2%)
German (17.8%)
English (11.7%)
Irish (11.1%)
Scotch-Irish (3.9%)
Scottish (2.6%)
Norwegian (2.5%)

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

Germany (28%)
Mexico (20%)
United Kingdom (10%)
France (10%)
Canada (9%)
Poland (9%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,317 (83%)
Carpooled: 560 (11%)
Walked: 77 (1%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 199 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Utility gas (8%)
Wood (5%)

127 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

97.6% of residents of Glidden township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,057

In family households: 13,296 (4,303 male householders, 705 female householders)
4,450 spouses, 3,093 children (2,692 natural, 70 adopted, 331 stepchildren), 250 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 131 other relatives, 218 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,761 (576 male householders (498 living alone)), 1,027 female householders (971 living alone)), 158 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 3,177 2-persons, 826 3-persons, 673 4-persons, 226 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,469 1-person, 132 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

305 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (27 men, 42 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73

Here:	5.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56

Here:	7.7%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

Here:	11.6%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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