Grant township, Grundy County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,495 (all rural)

Males: 750	(50.2%)
Females: 745	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,495 (1,292 owner occupied, 203 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.1%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.1

Average houshold size: 2.53
Average family size: 2.94

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Population density: 42 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	13.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	4.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Dike.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery, Grant Township Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 103 (55% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:	6.9%
State:	3.1%

55% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% 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: 4694
Northeast: 193
Midwest: 1335
South: 1559
West: 351

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,200

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,175
One, attached: 32
Two: 236
3 or 4: 82
5 to 9: 62
10 to 19: 81
20 to 49: 113
50 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 491
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,900

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 1,187 (133 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 925

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 174
1995 to 1998: 425
1990 to 1994: 441
1980 to 1989: 792
1970 to 1979: 1,368
1960 to 1969: 426
1950 to 1959: 215
1940 to 1949: 178
1939 or earlier: 285

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

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 41
4 rooms: 364
5 rooms: 754
6 rooms: 752
7 rooms: 322
8 rooms: 185
9 or more rooms: 130

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

1 room: 28
2 rooms: 115
3 rooms: 190
4 rooms: 288
5 rooms: 290
6 rooms: 111
7 rooms: 45
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 22
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 579
3 bedrooms: 1,619
4 bedrooms: 286
5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

no bedroom: 36
1 bedroom: 304
2 bedrooms: 423
3 bedrooms: 302
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 132
1 vehicle: 864
2 vehicles: 1,091
3 vehicles: 368
4 vehicles: 115
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 202
1 vehicle: 538
2 vehicles: 247
3 vehicles: 69
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Machinery (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (16%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

United States or American (24.8%)
German (13.3%)
Irish (12.3%)
English (10.9%)
French (except Basque) (5.1%)
Scotch-Irish (3.8%)
Scottish (2.9%)

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

Mexico (36%)
United Kingdom (32%)
India (14%)
Other Northern Europe (10%)
Germany (9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,708 (78%)
Carpooled: 602 (17%)
Walked: 76 (2%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 80 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (53%)
Electricity (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (3%)

97.8% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,004

In family households: 6,661 (1,989 male householders, 443 female householders)
1,972 spouses, 1,870 children (1,718 natural, 18 adopted, 134 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 76 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,343 (416 male householders (359 living alone)), 797 female householders (765 living alone)), 130 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 257 (236 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,425 2-persons, 501 3-persons, 317 4-persons, 140 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,124 1-person, 80 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

303 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (23 men, 48 women).

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

Here:	0.1%
Iowa:	10.8%

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

Here:	2.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	11.9%
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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