Grant township, Buena Vista County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 297 (all rural)

Males: 149	(50.2%)
Females: 148	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 297 (215 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Asian: 1.3%

Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.5

Average houshold size: 2.54
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	13.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Saint Johns Church Of Christ Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 2,664 (46% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:	897.0%
State:	3.1%

44% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 23372
Northeast: 7972
Midwest: 6486
South: 12954
West: 4173

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,200

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,127
One, attached: 1,480
Two: 814
3 or 4: 1,506
5 to 9: 1,076
10 to 19: 538
20 to 49: 148
50 or more: 343
Mobile homes: 3,909
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,100

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 8,058 (878 second mortgage, 1,028 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,048

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 418
1995 to 1998: 2,009
1990 to 1994: 2,102
1980 to 1989: 5,877
1970 to 1979: 5,862
1960 to 1969: 3,830
1950 to 1959: 2,488
1940 to 1949: 1,050
1939 or earlier: 313

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

1 room: 14
2 rooms: 76
3 rooms: 407
4 rooms: 955
5 rooms: 2,891
6 rooms: 3,508
7 rooms: 2,227
8 rooms: 1,291
9 or more rooms: 856

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

1 room: 126
2 rooms: 717
3 rooms: 1,423
4 rooms: 3,631
5 rooms: 1,881
6 rooms: 1,213
7 rooms: 518
8 rooms: 133
9 or more rooms: 76

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

no bedroom: 28
1 bedroom: 186
2 bedrooms: 1,606
3 bedrooms: 7,627
4 bedrooms: 2,445
5 or more bedrooms: 333

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

no bedroom: 202
1 bedroom: 1,610
2 bedrooms: 4,692
3 bedrooms: 2,754
4 bedrooms: 416
5 or more bedrooms: 44

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

no vehicle: 488
1 vehicle: 3,241
2 vehicles: 5,702
3 vehicles: 2,128
4 vehicles: 471
5 or more vehicles: 195

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

no vehicle: 1,231
1 vehicle: 4,647
2 vehicles: 3,306
3 vehicles: 381
4 vehicles: 117
5 or more vehicles: 36

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Public administration (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

United States or American (11.4%)
German (9.7%)
Irish (8.1%)
English (7.9%)
Italian (4.2%)
French (except Basque) (2.6%)
Scotch-Irish (2.1%)

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

Philippines (23%)
Mexico (14%)
Japan (7%)
Canada (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
Panama (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 22,611 (80%)
Carpooled: 4,094 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 23 (0%)
Taxi: 168 (1%)
Motorcycle: 28 (0%)
Bicycle: 77 (0%)
Walked: 420 (1%)
Other means: 273 (1%)
Worked at home: 516 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (86%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (1%)
Utility gas (1%)

91.1% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 58,287

In family households: 51,213 (11,848 male householders, 4,450 female householders)
12,651 spouses, 18,607 children (16,909 natural, 432 adopted, 1,266 stepchildren), 1,004 grandchildren, 345 brothers or sisters, 258 parents, 720 other relatives, 1,330 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,074 (2,888 male householders (2,188 living alone)), 2,701 female householders (2,252 living alone)), 1,485 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 745 (345 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,249 2-persons, 4,438 3-persons, 3,437 4-persons, 1,447 5-persons, 575 6-persons, 152 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,440 1-person, 944 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

70 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 359

Here:	5.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 100

Here:	2.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 414

Here:	12.4%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Grant township:

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