Grand River township, Adair County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 177 (all rural)
| Males: 87 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 90 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 177 (130 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grand River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 42.9
Median age of females: 44.8
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Average household size: 2.64
| Grand River township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Grand River township: | $48,249 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $371 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,801 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
| : | $92,801 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Millers Country Zoo (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Grand River township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Boley Farm Cemetery (1), Hebron Cemetery (2), Grand River Center Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Marvel Creek (A), Ninemile Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Grand River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 158
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 27
- South: 0
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 76
- Mobile homes: 7
Housing units in Grand River township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (18%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Paper (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grand River township:
- German (26.2%)
- Italian (23.1%)
- Irish (18.5%)
- United States or American (13.1%)
- Swedish (8.5%)
- English (6.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 98 (76%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 18 (14%)
- Worked at home: 7 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (92%)
- Electricity (8%)
91.5% of residents of Grand River township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 210- In family households: 203 (70 male householders, 6 female householders)
68 spouses, 29 children (29 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
34 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 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% |