Grant township, Lyon County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 304 (all rural)
| Males: 155 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 149 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 304 (238 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.81
| Grant township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.29
| Grant 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: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grant township: Schrick Farms (A), Sunni Side Farm (B), H and V Farms (C), L M G Farms (D), Grant Townhall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grant township include: Zoar Church (A), First Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: First Baptist Church Cemetery (1), Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery (2), Grant Township Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Argo Slough (A), Zoar Creek (B), Whitney Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Grant township: Little Rock River Wildlife Area - North Unit (1). Display/hide its location on the map
84% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 197
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 48
- South: 0
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 108
Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Construction (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health care (37%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Private households (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:
- German (81.7%)
- Dutch (11.9%)
- Scottish (1.8%)
- Swedish (1.4%)
- Irish (0.9%)
- Norwegian (0.9%)
- Welsh (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99 (71%)
- Carpooled: 11 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 25 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
93.1% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 259- In family households: 234 (69 male householders, 10 female householders)
66 spouses, 83 children (81 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
89 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |