Grove township, Worth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 29.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,227 (all rural)
| Males: 1,067 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 1,160 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,138 (1,679 owner occupied, 459 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 43.9
Median age of females: 48.1
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Average household size: 2.17
| Grove township: | 2.2 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.76
| Grove township: | $50,852 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $382 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,927 (it was $60,300 in 2000)
| : | $98,927 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 77 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 14.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Northwood.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Northwood Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: North Shell Rock Cemetery (1), South Shell Rock Cemetery (2), Stateline Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
91% of Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% 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: 201
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 13
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
83 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 76
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Grove township with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grove township:
- United States or American (52.3%)
- French Canadian (15.6%)
- English (10.9%)
- European (9.4%)
- Scottish (3.1%)
- Italian (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 76 (58%)
- Carpooled: 26 (20%)
- Worked at home: 30 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Wood (19%)
- Utility gas (6%)
83 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 232- In family households: 209 (54 male householders, 13 female householders)
61 spouses, 81 children (81 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 17 female householders (9 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 8 2-persons,
327 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (27 men, 86 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% |