Grove township, Adair County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 213 (all rural)
| Males: 113 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 100 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 213 (161 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 2.60
| Grove township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Grove 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: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 16.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: School Number 4 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Grove township include: Clara Chapel (A), Grove Center Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Grove Center Cemetery (1), Adair County Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Meadow Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 527
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 39
- South: 54
- West: 47
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 185
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 124
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,900
Housing units in Grove township with a mortgage: 43 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Paper (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Health care (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grove township:
- United States or American (23.2%)
- Irish (22.9%)
- German (18.4%)
- English (14.2%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
- Danish (2.0%)
- Polish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 243 (77%)
- Carpooled: 55 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.0% of residents of Grove township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 670- In family households: 547 (145 male householders, 41 female householders)
155 spouses, 171 children (166 natural, 3 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 5 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 123 (78 male householders (64 living alone)), 21 female householders (17 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 16 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
41 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (2 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 14.6% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 7.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |