Grant township, Kossuth County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 28.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 142 (all rural)

Males: 74	(52.1%)
Females: 68	(47.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 142 (97 owner occupied, 45 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 40.5

Average houshold size: 2.58
Average family size: 3.02

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	17.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	6.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 314 (28% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:	221.1%
State:	3.1%

42% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 3347
Northeast: 798
Midwest: 562
South: 1452
West: 249

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,000

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,230
One, attached: 29
Two: 15
3 or 4: 5
10 to 19: 7
Mobile homes: 1,533

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,800

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 684 (101 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 157

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 125
1995 to 1998: 899
1990 to 1994: 568
1980 to 1989: 471
1970 to 1979: 440
1960 to 1969: 182
1950 to 1959: 67
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 11

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 25
3 rooms: 92
4 rooms: 214
5 rooms: 699
6 rooms: 443
7 rooms: 241
8 rooms: 119
9 or more rooms: 36

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 26
3 rooms: 37
4 rooms: 122
5 rooms: 248
6 rooms: 94
7 rooms: 35
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 57
2 bedrooms: 355
3 bedrooms: 1,241
4 bedrooms: 200
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 44
2 bedrooms: 138
3 bedrooms: 371
4 bedrooms: 16
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 81
1 vehicle: 402
2 vehicles: 1,008
3 vehicles: 296
4 vehicles: 60
5 or more vehicles: 22

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

no vehicle: 65
1 vehicle: 232
2 vehicles: 215
3 vehicles: 49
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 8

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Food (12%)
Machinery (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Construction (5%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (15%)
Health care (13%)
Public administration (12%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

United States or American (18.5%)
German (9.8%)
Irish (8.6%)
Italian (3.6%)
English (3.5%)
French (except Basque) (2.6%)
Scotch-Irish (2.0%)

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

Mexico (57%)
Germany (10%)
Panama (8%)
Guatemala (4%)
Korea (3%)
Cuba (3%)
Canada (3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,424 (80%)
Carpooled: 490 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (1%)
Walked: 29 (1%)
Other means: 51 (2%)
Worked at home: 29 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (72%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Utility gas (1%)

90.1% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,927

In family households: 6,203 (1,445 male householders, 458 female householders)
1,494 spouses, 2,326 children (2,101 natural, 41 adopted, 184 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 95 other relatives, 232 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 724 (327 male householders (228 living alone)), 218 female householders (195 living alone)), 179 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 619 2-persons, 530 3-persons, 446 4-persons, 212 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 423 1-person, 101 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

38 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 men, 2 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	0.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	3.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	4.6%
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)

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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Grant township:

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