Grant township, Pocahontas County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 190 (all rural)

Males: 98	(51.6%)
Females: 92	(48.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 190 (149 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 45.7

Average houshold size: 2.60
Average family size: 2.82

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	15.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Grant Township Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 836 (8% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:	440.0%
State:	3.1%

52% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2198
Northeast: 62
Midwest: 615
South: 582
West: 496

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,900

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,268
One, attached: 11
Two: 52
3 or 4: 29
5 to 9: 48
10 to 19: 25
20 to 49: 17
Mobile homes: 424
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,400

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 401 (17 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 324

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 30
1995 to 1998: 251
1990 to 1994: 114
1980 to 1989: 449
1970 to 1979: 397
1960 to 1969: 277
1950 to 1959: 137
1940 to 1949: 101
1939 or earlier: 123

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 41
3 rooms: 87
4 rooms: 166
5 rooms: 378
6 rooms: 223
7 rooms: 110
8 rooms: 85
9 or more rooms: 55

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

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 53
3 rooms: 111
4 rooms: 162
5 rooms: 127
6 rooms: 51
7 rooms: 21
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 16

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 62
2 bedrooms: 293
3 bedrooms: 668
4 bedrooms: 101
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

no bedroom: 38
1 bedroom: 120
2 bedrooms: 251
3 bedrooms: 131
4 bedrooms: 30
5 or more bedrooms: 6

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

no vehicle: 38
1 vehicle: 373
2 vehicles: 439
3 vehicles: 213
4 vehicles: 63
5 or more vehicles: 19

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

no vehicle: 64
1 vehicle: 279
2 vehicles: 184
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Food (39%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Construction (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Educational services (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (37%)
Educational services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

United States or American (24.0%)
German (8.3%)
English (8.0%)
Irish (6.3%)
Polish (1.8%)
Scottish (1.5%)
Scotch-Irish (1.0%)

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

Mexico (64%)
Guatemala (29%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (2%)
El Salvador (1%)
Germany (1%)
Portugal (1%)
Honduras (1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,707 (75%)
Carpooled: 347 (15%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 75 (3%)
Other means: 19 (1%)
Worked at home: 107 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (55%)
Electricity (25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (6%)

75.5% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
23.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (19% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 30% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,835

In family households: 4,241 (1,015 male householders, 278 female householders)
975 spouses, 1,470 children (1,304 natural, 58 adopted, 108 stepchildren), 113 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 129 other relatives, 170 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 594 (253 male householders (195 living alone)), 196 female householders (184 living alone)), 145 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 464 2-persons, 312 3-persons, 312 4-persons, 129 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 379 1-person, 39 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

41 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	3.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	8.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	10.5%
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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