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Grand Meadow township, Clayton County, Iowa (IA)

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Grand Meadow township, IA map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 557 (all rural)

Males: 282  (50.6%)
Females: 275  (49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 557 (301 owner occupied, 256 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  46%
State:  28%


Races in Grand Meadow township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 89.6%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • Two or more races: 1.4%

Median age of males: 32.5
Median age of females: 32.9

Average houshold size: 2.80
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  20.4%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  8.7%
Whole state:  3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Grand Meadow Townhall.

Church in Grand Meadow township: East Clermont Church.

Cemeteries: Fry Cemetery, Grand Meadow Cemetery, East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (77% naturalized citizens)

Grand Meadow township:  2.3%
State:  3.1%

61% of Grand Meadow township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.


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

  • This state: 500
  • Northeast: 29
  • Midwest: 257
  • South: 142
  • West: 39

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,400

Grand Meadow township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 684
  • One, attached: 3
  • 3 or 4: 32
  • 5 to 9: 7
  • 10 to 19: 2
  • 20 to 49: 15
  • Mobile homes: 53
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,700


Housing units in Grand Meadow township with a mortgage: 149 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 126



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 21
  • 1995 to 1998: 34
  • 1990 to 1994: 68
  • 1980 to 1989: 153
  • 1970 to 1979: 185
  • 1960 to 1969: 149
  • 1950 to 1959: 58
  • 1940 to 1949: 50
  • 1939 or earlier: 89


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Meadow township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 24
  • 4 rooms: 77
  • 5 rooms: 86
  • 6 rooms: 93
  • 7 rooms: 24
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9 or more rooms: 20


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Meadow township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 26
  • 4 rooms: 45
  • 5 rooms: 47
  • 6 rooms: 8
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grand Meadow township:
  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedroom: 23
  • 2 bedrooms: 132
  • 3 bedrooms: 146
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Meadow township:
  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 43
  • 2 bedrooms: 45
  • 3 bedrooms: 45
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Meadow township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 22
  • 1 vehicle: 143
  • 2 vehicles: 130
  • 3 vehicles: 39
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5


Cars and other vehicles available in Grand Meadow township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 24
  • 1 vehicle: 79
  • 2 vehicles: 28
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other transportation workers (5%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grand Meadow township:
  • United States or American (29.4%)
  • Irish (15.3%)
  • English (14.4%)
  • German (13.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (5.1%)
  • Polish (2.6%)
  • French (except Basque) (1.8%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • United Kingdom (62%)
  • Germany (38%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 282 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 12 (4%)
  • Walked: 20 (6%)
  • Other means: 2 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 18 (5%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Utility gas (3%)

97.1% of residents of Grand Meadow township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 974
  • In family households: 737 (214 male householders, 54 female householders)
    208 spouses, 185 children (169 natural, 3 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 11 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 237 (67 male householders (55 living alone)), 147 female householders (145 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 200 1-person, 13 2-persons, 1 5-persons.

130 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (7 men, 25 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:  4.3%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
Here:  1.5%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
Iowa:  25.4%



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