Grand Meadow township, Cherokee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 210 (all rural)
| Males: 106 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 104 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 210 (149 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grand Meadow township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 46.0
Median age of females: 44.3
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Average household size: 2.39
| Grand Meadow township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.75
| Grand Meadow township: | $49,342 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $376 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,878 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
| : | $81,878 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Grand Meadow township: Meadow Star Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Grand Meadow Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Buffalo Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Grand Meadow township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 191
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 81
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Grand Meadow township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
- Food (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (48%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grand Meadow township:
- German (33.3%)
- Swedish (22.9%)
- Irish (14.4%)
- English (8.5%)
- Welsh (5.9%)
- United States or American (4.6%)
- Scottish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63 (60%)
- Carpooled: 10 (10%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 28 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (7%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Solar energy (2%)
96.4% of residents of Grand Meadow township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 202- In family households: 180 (62 male householders, 3 female householders)
62 spouses, 51 children (48 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
42 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 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% |