Melrose township, Grundy County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 256 (all rural)
| Males: 141 |  (55.1%) |
| Females: 115 |  (44.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 256 (161 owner occupied, 95 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 37% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Melrose township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.61
| Melrose township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Melrose township: | $57,250 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $428 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $126,287 (it was $74,200 in 2000)
| : | $126,287 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Melrose (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Melrose township: Ivester Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Sheller Cemetery (1), Melrose Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Melrose township: Miller Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Melrose township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 172
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 9
- South: 13
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 107
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units in Melrose township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Construction (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Food (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Food (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Melrose township:
- German (52.2%)
- United States or American (10.3%)
- English (5.9%)
- European (5.9%)
- Italian (4.4%)
- British (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 90 (80%)
- Carpooled: 10 (9%)
- Worked at home: 12 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Electricity (2%)
99.0% of residents of Melrose township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 205- In family households: 176 (66 male householders, 4 female householders)
66 spouses, 36 children (23 natural, 3 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person,
65 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (1 men, 1 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: 4
| Here: | 44.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |