Grant township, Franklin County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 340 (all rural)

Males: 180	(52.9%)
Females: 160	(47.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 340 (254 owner occupied, 86 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Black: 0.3%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 45.3

Average houshold size: 2.28
Average family size: 2.95

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Saint Peters Evangelical Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (25% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:	2.4%
State:	3.1%

62% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1660
Northeast: 22
Midwest: 90
South: 196
West: 15

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,300

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 764
One, attached: 5
Two: 7
3 or 4: 31
5 to 9: 13
10 to 19: 3
20 to 49: 8
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 91
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,000

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 249 (16 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 216

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 59
1990 to 1994: 43
1980 to 1989: 145
1970 to 1979: 139
1960 to 1969: 141
1950 to 1959: 145
1940 to 1949: 101
1939 or earlier: 133

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 17
4 rooms: 73
5 rooms: 182
6 rooms: 144
7 rooms: 94
8 rooms: 55
9 or more rooms: 33

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 22
4 rooms: 99
5 rooms: 58
6 rooms: 22
7 rooms: 13
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 8

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 11
2 bedrooms: 163
3 bedrooms: 375
4 bedrooms: 44
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 41
2 bedrooms: 118
3 bedrooms: 56
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 20
1 vehicle: 186
2 vehicles: 256
3 vehicles: 89
4 vehicles: 39
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 40
1 vehicle: 110
2 vehicles: 65
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Machinery (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Construction (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Public administration (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Other financial specialists (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

United States or American (34.1%)
Irish (8.7%)
German (8.4%)
English (6.8%)
Scotch-Irish (2.5%)
French (except Basque) (2.1%)
Czech (1.8%)

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

Austria (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 815 (90%)
Carpooled: 54 (6%)
Walked: 17 (2%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 12 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (42%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (4%)

98.5% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,925

In family households: 1,635 (423 male householders, 146 female householders)
459 spouses, 521 children (464 natural, 20 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 15 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 290 (128 male householders (102 living alone)), 132 female householders (124 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 72 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 290 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 226 1-person, 31 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

69 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (9 men, 2 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	0.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	4.2%
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)

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