Grant township, Union County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 259 (all rural)
| Males: 131 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 128 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 259 (197 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 45.8
Median age of females: 48.5
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Average household size: 2.21
| Grant township: | 2.2 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.65
| Grant township: | $45,172 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $431 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,516 (it was $59,000 in 2000)
| : | $93,516 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Shannon City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Ide Family Cemetery (1), Harmony Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 245
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 128
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Food (21%)
- Construction (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Machinery (2%)
- Transportation equipment (20%)
- Health care (16%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Business operations specialists (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (10%)
- Life and physical scientists (10%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:
- German (33.1%)
- United States or American (30.1%)
- English (18.7%)
- Dutch (5.4%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 129 (84%)
- Worked at home: 24 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Wood (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Utility gas (4%)
99.2% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 268- In family households: 213 (80 male householders, 10 female householders)
72 spouses, 38 children (38 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (15 male householders (8 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 14 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 7 3-persons,
42 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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% |