Garfield township, Montgomery County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 236 (all rural)
| Males: 126 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 110 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 236 (158 owner occupied, 78 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 33% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Garfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.71
| Garfield township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Garfield township: | $44,611 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,265 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
| : | $81,265 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 21.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 12.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: McPherson (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Garfield township: Hawthorne Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Lowens Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Little Indian Creek (A), Crabapple Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 340
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 15
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 159
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 49 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Construction (16%)
- Health care (16%)
- Plastics and rubber products (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Gasoline stations (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Cashiers (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:
- United States or American (38.4%)
- Irish (21.8%)
- German (7.9%)
- English (7.4%)
- Norwegian (1.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 110 (73%)
- Carpooled: 32 (21%)
- Other means: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 4 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (42%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Wood (8%)
99.2% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 398- In family households: 356 (105 male householders, 10 female householders)
96 spouses, 121 children (97 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person,
62 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): 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: | 21.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |