Grant township, Greene County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 29.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 258 (all rural)

Males: 143	(55.4%)
Females: 115	(44.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 258 (218 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 42.8

Average houshold size: 2.77
Average family size: 2.93

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Creek: Hardin Creek.

Park in Grant township: Site of Stagecoach Trail Historical Marker.

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (0% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:	1.9%
State:	3.1%

59% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 648
Northeast: 42
Midwest: 186
South: 134
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 282
Mobile homes: 187
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,600

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 40 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 70
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 85
1970 to 1979: 126
1960 to 1969: 72
1950 to 1959: 35
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 24

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

1 room: 11
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 15
4 rooms: 87
5 rooms: 161
6 rooms: 23
7 rooms: 38
8 rooms: 13
9 or more rooms: 9

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 4
5 rooms: 19
6 rooms: 13
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 26
2 bedrooms: 108
3 bedrooms: 187
4 bedrooms: 30
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 33
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 119
2 vehicles: 160
3 vehicles: 50
4 vehicles: 21
5 or more vehicles: 10

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

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 20
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 7

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
Construction (11%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Machinery (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (36%)
Gasoline stations (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Data processing and other information services (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Business operations specialists (8%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
Religious workers (7%)
Construction laborers (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
Accountants and auditors (12%)
Other financial specialists (11%)
Registered nurses (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

United States or American (40.6%)
Irish (14.5%)
English (7.9%)
German (4.2%)
Italian (3.9%)
Dutch (3.3%)
Scottish (3.0%)

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

Honduras (60%)
Other Northern Europe (40%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 347 (75%)
Carpooled: 87 (19%)
Walked: 10 (2%)
Worked at home: 20 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
Wood (25%)
Electricity (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Utility gas (2%)

90.1% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
8.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,052

In family households: 952 (327 male householders, 20 female householders)
307 spouses, 270 children (267 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 100 (34 male householders (34 living alone)), 64 female householders (62 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 2 2-persons.

60 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	13.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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