Grant township, Lyon County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 304 (all rural)

Males: 155	(51.0%)
Females: 149	(49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 304 (238 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 35.8

Average houshold size: 2.81
Average family size: 3.29

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Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Grant Township Cemetery.

84% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 197
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 48
South: 0
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,300

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.9% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 108

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 2
1990 to 1994: 1
1980 to 1989: 2
1970 to 1979: 6
1960 to 1969: 6
1950 to 1959: 20
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 62

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 6
6 rooms: 29
7 rooms: 19
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 10

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 25
4 bedrooms: 43
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 14
2 vehicles: 36
3 vehicles: 24
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 0
2 vehicles: 16
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Machinery (9%)
Utilities (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (37%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Private households (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (16%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

German (81.7%)
Dutch (11.9%)
Scottish (1.8%)
Swedish (1.4%)
Irish (0.9%)
Norwegian (0.9%)
Welsh (0.9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 99 (71%)
Carpooled: 11 (8%)
Walked: 5 (4%)
Worked at home: 25 (18%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
Utility gas (9%)
Electricity (3%)
Other fuel (2%)

93.1% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 259

In family households: 234 (69 male householders, 10 female householders)
66 spouses, 83 children (81 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 25 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person.

89 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Grant township:

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