Grant township, Dallas County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,368 (all rural)

Males: 696	(50.9%)
Females: 672	(49.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,320 (1,093 owner occupied, 227 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 40.5

Average houshold size: 2.45
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Granger.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Beaver Cemetery.

Creek: Royer Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (100% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:	0.3%
State:	3.1%

66% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1158
Northeast: 23
Midwest: 112
South: 25
West: 15

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%

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

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

48 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 454
One, attached: 15
Two: 16
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 22
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,900

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 219 (15 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 54
1990 to 1994: 39
1980 to 1989: 48
1970 to 1979: 107
1960 to 1969: 57
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 20
1939 or earlier: 196

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 31
5 rooms: 112
6 rooms: 120
7 rooms: 55
8 rooms: 44
9 or more rooms: 49

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 24
4 rooms: 50
5 rooms: 7
6 rooms: 9
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 14
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 68
3 bedrooms: 252
4 bedrooms: 79
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 25
2 bedrooms: 59
3 bedrooms: 24
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 9
1 vehicle: 102
2 vehicles: 186
3 vehicles: 68
4 vehicles: 44
5 or more vehicles: 11

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 48
2 vehicles: 44
3 vehicles: 7
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 6

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (26%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Furniture and related products (12%)
Construction (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (24%)
Health care (19%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
Registered nurses (15%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

German (37.3%)
Irish (12.5%)
United States or American (9.8%)
English (7.8%)
Italian (7.3%)
Dutch (5.3%)
Norwegian (3.5%)

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

Chile (50%)
Canada (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 599 (89%)
Carpooled: 14 (2%)
Bicycle: 4 (1%)
Walked: 19 (3%)
Worked at home: 35 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
Utility gas (39%)
Electricity (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (1%)

48 people in nursing homes

98.3% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,291

In family households: 1,113 (300 male householders, 90 female householders)
304 spouses, 400 children (374 natural, 16 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 178 (70 male householders (65 living alone)), 91 female householders (84 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 48 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 217 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 149 1-person, 9 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

279 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (24 men, 49 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60

Here:	35.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	11.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	5.0%
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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