Grove township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA)

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Grove township, IA map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 173 (all rural)

Males: 90	(52.0%)
Females: 83	(48.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 173 (124 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Races in Grove township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
Black: 1.2%
Asian: 0.6%
Two or more races: 2.3%

Median age of males: 48.3
Median age of females: 48.2

Average houshold size: 2.40
Average family size: 2.72

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Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	18.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Wheeler.

Church in Grove township: Wheeler Grove Church.

Cemeteries: Wheeler Grove Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Creek: Spring Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (100% naturalized citizens)

Grove township:	5.2%
State:	3.1%

65% of Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1251
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 52
South: 125
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Grove township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 370
One, attached: 8
Mobile homes: 198
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,200

Housing units in Grove township with a mortgage: 95 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 22
1995 to 1998: 73
1990 to 1994: 44
1980 to 1989: 71
1970 to 1979: 145
1960 to 1969: 82
1950 to 1959: 49
1940 to 1949: 43
1939 or earlier: 52

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 57
5 rooms: 92
6 rooms: 99
7 rooms: 136
8 rooms: 48
9 or more rooms: 23

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 22
5 rooms: 23
6 rooms: 6
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 90
3 bedrooms: 290
4 bedrooms: 57
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grove township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 42
3 bedrooms: 20
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 98
2 vehicles: 177
3 vehicles: 118
4 vehicles: 23
5 or more vehicles: 38

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

no vehicle: 14
1 vehicle: 17
2 vehicles: 19
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (15%)
Food (8%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (16%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Furniture and related products (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Secondary school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grove township:

United States or American (37.0%)
German (14.0%)
English (8.9%)
Irish (7.8%)
Scotch-Irish (6.7%)
Italian (3.0%)
Dutch (1.5%)

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

Korea (56%)
Canada (44%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 487 (79%)
Carpooled: 88 (14%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 41 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (47%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (6%)

97.0% of residents of Grove township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 52% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,332

In family households: 1,213 (329 male householders, 68 female householders)
304 spouses, 401 children (328 natural, 13 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 26 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 119 (37 male householders (27 living alone)), 76 female householders (76 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 107 (37 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 164 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 50 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 103 1-person, 10 2-persons.

25 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 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: 5

Here:	13.5%
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)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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