Grant township, Story County, Iowa (IA)

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Grant township, IA map Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,068 (30% urban, 70% rural)

Males: 542	(50.7%)
Females: 526	(49.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,068 (989 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	28%

Races in Grant township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 1.1%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 37.8

Average houshold size: 2.53
Average family size: 2.86

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Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	23.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	11.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 500 (50% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:	46.8%
State:	3.1%

60% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 19281
Northeast: 1304
Midwest: 463
South: 1665
West: 151

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,000

Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,650
One, attached: 657
Two: 851
3 or 4: 597
5 to 9: 914
10 to 19: 170
20 to 49: 119
50 or more: 434
Mobile homes: 682

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,600

Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 2,704 (374 second mortgage, 467 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,605

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 119
1995 to 1998: 380
1990 to 1994: 445
1980 to 1989: 1,014
1970 to 1979: 1,866
1960 to 1969: 2,482
1950 to 1959: 2,325
1940 to 1949: 1,184
1939 or earlier: 1,259

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 118
4 rooms: 476
5 rooms: 1,108
6 rooms: 1,086
7 rooms: 965
8 rooms: 775
9 or more rooms: 531

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

1 room: 86
2 rooms: 421
3 rooms: 822
4 rooms: 1,368
5 rooms: 1,235
6 rooms: 393
7 rooms: 163
8 rooms: 82
9 or more rooms: 30

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

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 67
2 bedrooms: 1,056
3 bedrooms: 2,959
4 bedrooms: 856
5 or more bedrooms: 141

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

no bedroom: 105
1 bedroom: 1,170
2 bedrooms: 2,085
3 bedrooms: 1,089
4 bedrooms: 115
5 or more bedrooms: 36

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

no vehicle: 415
1 vehicle: 1,618
2 vehicles: 2,039
3 vehicles: 696
4 vehicles: 286
5 or more vehicles: 35

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

no vehicle: 1,735
1 vehicle: 2,006
2 vehicles: 673
3 vehicles: 173
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Food (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Apparel (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

English (9.2%)
United States or American (8.6%)
Irish (2.6%)
German (1.6%)
Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Scottish (1.3%)
French (except Basque) (1.1%)

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

Mexico (25%)
United Kingdom (6%)
India (6%)
Vietnam (5%)
Germany (5%)
Laos (5%)
Jamaica (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,503 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,361 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 115 (1%)
Bicycle: 22 (0%)
Walked: 193 (2%)
Other means: 76 (1%)
Worked at home: 140 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)

95.9% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,190

In family households: 18,146 (3,367 male householders, 2,579 female householders)
3,511 spouses, 6,591 children (6,144 natural, 201 adopted, 246 stepchildren), 851 grandchildren, 259 brothers or sisters, 242 parents, 324 other relatives, 422 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,044 (1,383 male householders (1,150 living alone)), 2,326 female householders (2,233 living alone)), 335 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,274 (1,036 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,633 2-persons, 1,624 3-persons, 1,009 4-persons, 404 5-persons, 218 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,383 1-person, 292 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

242 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (4 men, 19 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 176

Here:	6.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126

Here:	8.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 86

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)

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