Garfield township, Lyon County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 323 (all rural)
| Males: 173 |  (53.6%) |
| Females: 150 |  (46.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 323 (267 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Garfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 32.4
Median age of females: 33.0
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Average household size: 3.40
| Garfield township: | 3.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.55
| Garfield township: | $52,540 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,911 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
| : | $107,911 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Garfield township: Hillside Dairy (A), Zoet Farms (B), Boogerd Dairy (C), Post Farm (D), Brinkhous Farms (E), Maassen Farm (F), V and B Farms (G), De Boer Farm (H), G and B Farm (I), Sunny View Farm (J), Lakewood Farm (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Garfield Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Emery Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 282
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 43
- South: 0
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 102
Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 39 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (35%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Apparel (13%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Registered nurses (28%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:
- Dutch (70.1%)
- German (25.9%)
- Polish (2.2%)
- Czech (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 128 (68%)
- Carpooled: 20 (11%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 33 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Other fuel (8%)
97.6% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 337- In family households: 337 (89 male householders, 7 female householders)
94 spouses, 147 children (147 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
109 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): 18
| Here: | 34.0% |
| 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: 8
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |