Profile for Garden Grove, Iowa, IA

Settled as a Mormon camp during the journey from Iowa to Illinois

Local festivals include:

• Music Fest - Aug. 2-4, 2007

Historic sites and museums: J.J. McClung House

Listed places near Garden Grove

Cemeteries (17)

Communities (3)

Libraries (2)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Garden Grove
• School enrollment & education levels in Garden Grove
• Transportation & commute times in Garden Grove
• Decatur County data
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• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Garden Grove demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Decatur County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 50103 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

18% of Garden Grove residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Garden Grove ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Garden Grove
• Cemeteries in Decatur County
• Libraries in or near Garden Grove

Post a query on a message board:

• Decatur County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Garden Grove historic sites
• Garden Grove area parks
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Garden Grove
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• Garden Grove business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Iowa
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• Crime in Decatur County
• Arrests in Decatur County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Iowa
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Garden Grove was $10,301, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Decatur County economic census
• Decatur County economic summary
• Decatur County employment growth
• Decatur County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

4% of Garden Grove residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Garden Grove
• Colleges in Iowa
• Learning Disabilities Association in Iowa
• Schools in or near Garden Grove
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• Movies playing in or near Garden Grove

• Air pollution in Decatur County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Decatur County
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Garden Grove festival dates:

• Music Fest - Aug. 2-4, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• State historical society

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Decatur County genealogy forum

Median rent in Garden Grove, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $257.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $560.

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Libraries in Garden Grove include Garden Grove Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Garden Grove

• Iowa library

• Census map of Garden Grove area
• Historic maps of IA cities - Library of Congress
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Decatur County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Garden Grove political report.

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Garden Grove
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The average commute time for Garden Grove workers is 36 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Garden Grove travel guide
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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