Grant township, Wright County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,661 (72% urban, 28% rural)
| Males: 817 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 844 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,661 (1,367 owner occupied, 294 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.3%
Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.35
| Grant township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Grant township: | $45,542 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $421 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,200 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $73,200 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 47 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 22.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grant township: Clarmond Country Club (A), Cornelia (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Johns Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Elm Lake (A), Lake Cornelia (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Grant township include: Lower Morse Lake Waterfowl Production Area (1), Cambier River Bend Area (2), Elm Lake Wildlife Management Area (3), Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area (4), Prairie Smoke Wildlife Area - West Unit (5), Pikes Timber Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 281
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 39
- South: 98
- West: 29
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 157
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 2
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 46
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,100
Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 34 (2 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Construction (19%)
- Wood products (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Food (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Painters and paperhangers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Physicians and surgeons (6%)
- Religious workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:
- German (22.8%)
- United States or American (22.4%)
- English (9.7%)
- Irish (7.2%)
- Swedish (6.3%)
- Italian (3.8%)
- European (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 126 (68%)
- Carpooled: 38 (21%)
- Walked: 9 (5%)
- Other means: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (34%)
- Wood (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity (7%)
96.0% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 451- In family households: 385 (107 male householders, 16 female householders)
119 spouses, 127 children (113 natural, 3 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 66 (26 male householders (19 living alone)), 26 female householders (20 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 13 2-persons,
320 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (19 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 23.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 45.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |