Grant township, Boone County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 408 (all rural)
| Males: 203 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 205 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 408 (332 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.25
| Grant township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Grant township: | $50,913 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $506 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,754 (it was $77,100 in 2000)
| : | $119,754 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Boxholm.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Lawn Cemetery (2), Renner Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 374
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 31
- South: 9
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 183
- 5 to 9: 10
Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 56 (7 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Construction (36%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Construction laborers (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (21%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Legal support workers (9%)
- Financial managers (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:
- German (31.1%)
- Swedish (19.4%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- English (9.7%)
- Norwegian (8.6%)
- Dutch (5.6%)
- United States or American (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 173 (75%)
- Carpooled: 21 (9%)
- Walked: 16 (7%)
- Worked at home: 21 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Electricity (9%)
97.8% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 430- In family households: 370 (107 male householders, 16 female householders)
116 spouses, 117 children (104 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (27 male householders (26 living alone)), 22 female householders (19 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
76 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (6 men, 13 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: 2
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |