Marital Status in the Jefferson Township, Polk County, Iowa (Township)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Jefferson Township
Female Male
Polk County
Jefferson Township
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-17.359477%-28.446308%-17.359477%17%17.359477%2.300910%28.446308%5.266440%19.660387%20%664741-70.588235%-48.872951%-70.588235%71%70.588235%3.038721%48.872951%2.820195%73.626957%74%2,7002,775-6.367737%-2.495008%-12.355160%-2.808326%-8.862745%9%6.367737%12.355160%6.367737%6%339240-0.344919%-2.844623%-2.238946%-5.278309%-3.189542%3%0.344919%2.238946%0.344919%0%12213
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Jefferson Township
Female Male
Polk County
Jefferson Township
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-17.359477%-28.446308%-17.359477%17%17.359477%2.300910%28.446308%5.266440%19.660387%20%664741-70.588235%-46.544383%-70.588235%71%70.588235%3.038721%46.544383%3.157830%73.626957%74%2,7002,775-0.000000%-1.830065%-1.151328%-0.742286%-1.830065%2%0.000000%1.151328%0.000000%0%700-0.000000%-1.990933%-0.337636%0.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%1.990933%0.000000%0%00-0.344919%-2.844623%-2.238946%-5.278309%-3.189542%3%0.344919%2.238946%0.344919%0%12213-6.367737%-0.664943%-11.203832%-2.066039%-7.032680%7%6.367737%11.203832%6.367737%6%269240
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Jefferson Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%80.000%80.0%100.000%100%60.211%60.2%88.561%88.6%85.644%85.6%95.556%95.6%95.349%95.3%85.507%85.5%76.437%76.4%91.209%91.2%78.793%78.8%72.391%72.4%82.609%82.6%73.151%73.2%91.639%91.6%92.031%92.0%94.764%94.8%88.814%88.8%64.929%64.9%64.943%64.9%9.091%9.09%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Jefferson Township
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%14.085%14.1%11.439%11.4%0.000%0%4.444%4.44%4.651%4.65%14.493%14.5%23.563%23.6%8.791%8.79%14.356%14.4%11.279%11.3%5.280%5.28%17.534%17.5%0.000%0%0.000%0%5.236%5.24%0.000%0%15.166%15.2%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Jefferson Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.500%7.50%0.000%0%4.000%4.00%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%14.356%14.4%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%6.852%6.85%16.330%16.3%12.112%12.1%9.315%9.32%8.361%8.36%7.969%7.97%0.000%0%11.186%11.2%19.905%19.9%35.057%35.1%90.909%90.9%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Jefferson Township
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1792.500%92.5%100.000%100%16.000%16.0%0.000%0%25.704%25.7%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Polk County.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township
Polk County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1701394113453418149135336321,0852501200
Count number of married in age cohort in the Jefferson Township

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Polk County and the Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township
Polk County
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%100%CountAsian2Other2White HispanicWhite1Black2Mixed2-29.753581%-1.731043%-5.593646%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%59.900889%3.020840%100.000000%100%33-19.230769%-38.215932%-3.719552%-11.010533%-19.230769%19%80.769231%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%42.149440%4.904542%80.769231%81%52-22.222222%-40.543503%-3.092546%-7.500577%-22.222222%22%77.777778%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%47.144011%1.719363%77.777778%78%135-18.311582%-0.951604%-6.919521%-28.750712%-1.225651%-12.774086%-26.182708%26%71.982055%1.835237%51.911308%5.338243%73.817292%74%7,356-100.000000%-47.395238%-3.276190%-14.404762%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%30.471429%4.452381%0.000000%0%2-100.000000%-56.161841%-3.582034%-10.820341%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%28.359317%1.076466%0.000000%0%16
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in the Jefferson Township

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
61.4%62.2%63.0%63.7%64.5%65.3%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.8%9.7%10.4%11.2%12.0%12.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.5%2.1%2.6%3.1%3.6%4.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17.8%19.5%21.1%22.6%24.2%25.9%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in the Jefferson Township

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
63.6%67.4%71.1%74.9%78.7%82.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.46%6.95%7.44%7.92%8.41%8.90%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.2%5.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11.0%13.5%16.0%18.5%20.9%23.4%
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Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

There are 89 county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area. This section compares the Jefferson Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Jefferson Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 749.

Married by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Jefferson Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Jefferson Township
0%20%40%60%Count#LincolnJeffersonJacksonWalnutVirginiaOtterFranklinGrantOhio TownshipMadisonJeffersonRichlandAdamsBelmontMadisonLincolnCamp TownshipCass TownshipAdel TownshipDouglasSScottElkhartLinn TownshipVan MeterAllenUnionClay TownshipBooneFour MileSugar GrvWebsterGreenfieldDelawareCrockerAllenWhite BreastWintersetDes MoinesWalnutIowaDes MoinesSpg VlyBeaverStuartCrawfordWest North CentralVlyPolkMidwestSaylorUnited StatesBloomfieldIndianolaDes MoinesLee Township73.850416%73.850416%74%1,333172.096392%72.096392%72%5,475269.333333%69.333333%69%624367.732211%67.732211%68%13,03113.0k467.660044%67.660044%68%613567.418264%67.418264%67%598667.049333%67.049333%67%2,161766.883117%66.883117%67%1,236865.094340%65.094340%65%483964.893617%64.893617%65%6711064.300626%64.300626%64%9241164.179104%64.179104%64%6021264.046122%64.046122%64%6111363.647643%63.647643%64%5131463.526985%63.526985%64%1,8481563.470874%63.470874%63%5231663.131027%63.131027%63%1,1131762.884044%62.884044%63%1,2691862.611564%62.611564%63%3,2271962.369985%62.369985%62%3,3582061.764706%61.764706%62%7562161.316212%61.316212%61%3822261.128776%61.128776%61%7692360.994526%60.994526%61%4,0112460.964286%60.964286%61%1,7072560.958254%60.958254%61%1,2852660.340776%60.340776%60%1,0272759.483981%59.483981%59%8,3922858.941418%58.941418%59%10,32310.3k2958.403414%58.403414%58%4,6533058.376511%58.376511%58%3383158.349286%58.349286%58%26,51826.5k3257.501964%57.501964%58%2,9283357.006279%57.006279%57%3,9953456.802098%56.802098%57%22,95623.0k3556.390533%56.390533%56%1,9063655.601660%55.601660%56%4023755.217606%55.217606%55%2,2333854.105445%54.105445%54%6263953.342520%53.342520%53%29,42029.4k4052.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k52.244898%52.244898%52%3,3284151.955508%51.955508%52%1,4484251.760563%51.760563%52%4414351.487710%51.487710%51%3984451.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.944669%50.944669%51%7554550.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.642801%48.642801%49%2,4734648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M45.861261%45.861261%46%11,35811.4k4743.815410%43.815410%44%5,3174840.418280%40.418280%40%33,20233.2k4939.709587%39.709587%40%20,01820.0k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the Jefferson Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Jefferson Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Jefferson Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Jefferson Township
0%20%40%60%Count#JeffersonWalnutMonroeTimber CrkPleasant VlyClay TownshipBooneFour MileWebsterFranklinMarionPenn TownshipCrockerLewisLk PrairieKnoxvilleWalnutSpencerIowaDes MoinesAmericaCarrollWest North CentralBloomingtonDes MoinesPolkCtrMidwestUnited StatesNewtonClintonWaverlyKeokukTaylorCedar RapidsDecorahStorm LakeBloomfieldSioux CityBurlingtonMadisonDubuqueMason CityDavenportWaterlooOskaloosaIndianolaKane TownshipCedar FallsDes MoinesFairfieldLee TownshipFort DodgeGrinnellIowa CityWashington72.096392%72.096392%72%5,475167.732211%67.732211%68%13,03113.0k261.362996%61.362996%61%6,537361.314503%61.314503%61%5,644459.995825%59.995825%60%17,24417.2k559.483981%59.483981%59%8,392658.941418%58.941418%59%10,32310.3k758.403414%58.403414%58%4,653858.349286%58.349286%58%26,51826.5k957.729253%57.729253%58%10,99811.0k1057.523253%57.523253%58%18,49218.5k1157.198672%57.198672%57%11,71211.7k1256.802098%56.802098%57%22,95623.0k1355.775105%55.775105%56%5,8431455.075963%55.075963%55%5,4741553.723597%53.723597%54%4,4511653.342520%53.342520%53%29,42029.4k1753.092142%53.092142%53%4,6961852.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k52.597403%52.597403%53%4,2931951.813602%51.813602%52%4,1142051.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.347652%51.347652%51%9,7542151.033487%51.033487%51%5,6542250.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k49.835356%49.835356%50%10,59410.6k2349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.520864%47.520864%48%5,8082447.409762%47.409762%47%10,14010.1k2547.384138%47.384138%47%3,9672647.172725%47.172725%47%3,9712747.050532%47.050532%47%6,6762846.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k2946.365971%46.365971%46%4,1533045.984959%45.984959%46%3,7913145.861261%45.861261%46%11,35811.4k3245.671425%45.671425%46%29,50129.5k3345.226327%45.226327%45%9,2423445.218986%45.218986%45%3,9443545.115251%45.115251%45%21,84321.8k3644.798570%44.798570%45%10,27510.3k3744.356789%44.356789%44%36,32236.3k3844.243204%44.243204%44%24,08624.1k3944.079229%44.079229%44%4,1174043.815410%43.815410%44%5,3174143.455151%43.455151%43%18,39518.4k4240.419789%40.419789%40%14,07714.1k4340.418280%40.418280%40%33,20233.2k4439.877156%39.877156%40%3,3764539.709587%39.709587%40%20,01820.0k4638.399844%38.399844%38%7,8524734.828701%34.828701%35%2,6944833.941373%33.941373%34%21,30521.3k4924.013213%24.013213%24%9,95950
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Jefferson Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Jefferson Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Jefferson Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Jefferson Township
0%20%40%60%Count#JeffersonOlatheWheelingMiltonDowners GrvLisleSchaumburgPalatineOverland ParkMaineYork TownshipSterling HtsIowaDes MoinesBloomingdaleWest North CentralPolkMidwestUnited StatesWichitaCedar RapidsWorthSioux FallsLincolnAuroraOmahaTopekaLawrenceWarrenRockfordProvisoCapitalBlue TownshipKansas CityFargoNWashingtonSt. PaulMadisonWayneSpringfieldColumbusGrand RapidsChicagoToledoAkronAnn ArborMinneapolisThorntonKaw TownshipMilwaukeeSt. LouisDaytonCincinnatiCtrClevelandDetroit72.096392%72.096392%72%5,47558.380892%58.380892%58%58,51458.5k157.956243%57.956243%58%72,95373.0k257.271563%57.271563%57%54,54254.5k356.170501%56.170501%56%67,91867.9k455.549745%55.549745%56%54,17154.2k554.826990%54.826990%55%59,00759.0k654.654332%54.654332%55%50,33550.3k754.645675%54.645675%55%81,04581.0k853.714534%53.714534%54%60,61960.6k953.415502%53.415502%53%54,82354.8k1052.718032%52.718032%53%58,09058.1k1152.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k52.421321%52.421321%52%48,17148.2k1251.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k1346.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k1446.598037%46.598037%47%57,57757.6k1546.121341%46.121341%46%52,49952.5k1645.744744%45.744744%46%100,713101k1744.628467%44.628467%45%50,12050.1k1844.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1943.918641%43.918641%44%44,89144.9k2043.888029%43.888029%44%41,97142.0k2143.342243%43.342243%43%47,67347.7k2242.182191%42.182191%42%58,84558.8k2341.858338%41.858338%42%51,24851.2k2441.656465%41.656465%42%39,47239.5k2541.615253%41.615253%42%52,20852.2k2641.257350%41.257350%41%46,87046.9k2740.918685%40.918685%41%39,35639.4k2840.434316%40.434316%40%50,44150.4k2939.298759%39.298759%39%44,32944.3k3038.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k3138.016793%38.016793%38%79,77979.8k3237.374581%37.374581%37%40,26740.3k3336.861011%36.861011%37%51,51451.5k3436.213799%36.213799%36%238,985239k3536.138338%36.138338%36%55,67455.7k3634.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3734.263033%34.263033%34%77,25877.3k3834.246812%34.246812%34%55,61155.6k3934.182653%34.182653%34%35,72635.7k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4133.122335%33.122335%33%45,05345.1k4232.858158%32.858158%33%47,62147.6k4330.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4428.610312%28.610312%29%74,84274.8k4528.095242%28.095242%28%32,24832.2k4627.737366%27.737366%28%66,88266.9k4727.497098%27.497098%27%32,92232.9k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Jefferson Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Jefferson Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Jefferson Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Jefferson Township
0%20%40%60%Count#JeffersonPlanoSeattle EastNW HarrisNE TarrantSan JoseIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralSalt Lk CityHempsteadOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…PolkMidwestUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…TulsaOntarioE San Gabriel VlySan DiegoFort WorthNE DallasQueensSan Fernando VlyHoustonEl PasoSW DallasTucsonPhoenixSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerque1, CharlotteFresnoSan BernardinoBrooklynLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoColumbusMiamiLos AngelesChicagoManhattanBronxAtlantaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit72.096392%72.096392%72%5,47558.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k157.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k256.514896%56.514896%57%320,995321k355.470608%55.470608%55%245,818246k453.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k552.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M52.660855%52.660855%53%252,493252k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.138382%51.138382%51%386,329386k650.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k750.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k850.245913%50.245913%50%181,440181k49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k947.622706%47.622706%48%221,908222k1047.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k1146.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k1245.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k1345.482613%45.482613%45%296,986297k1445.455274%45.455274%45%550,082550k1545.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1645.160186%45.160186%45%683,144683k1744.927436%44.927436%45%1,148,7951.15M1844.541106%44.541106%45%191,435191k1944.216416%44.216416%44%323,524324k2044.045122%44.045122%44%316,266316k2143.656525%43.656525%44%1,102,9451.10M2243.293835%43.293835%43%387,327387k2343.059598%43.059598%43%644,442644k2442.998477%42.998477%43%380,073380k2542.927370%42.927370%43%222,587223k2642.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2742.409166%42.409166%42%223,593224k2842.178253%42.178253%42%269,042269k2940.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k3039.817865%39.817865%40%184,950185k3139.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3239.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3338.872581%38.872581%39%212,275212k3438.860704%38.860704%39%271,470271k3537.253059%37.253059%37%203,734204k3636.755584%36.755584%37%174,510175k3736.213799%36.213799%36%238,985239k3835.677552%35.677552%36%287,144287k3935.326059%35.326059%35%750,299750k4034.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k4133.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4231.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4330.518762%30.518762%31%147,022147k4430.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4529.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4629.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4728.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Jefferson Township aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Iowa
County:
Polk
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Cities:
Granger, Grimes, Johnston
ZIP Codes:
50109, 50111, 50131, 50156, 50226
Unified School Districts:
Dallas Center-Grimes, Johnston, Madrid, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-20
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-39
Neighboring Townships:
Des Moines, Grant, Walnut, Webster
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
Nearby Townships:
Adel, Crocker, Des Moines, Garden, Lincoln, Madison, Saylor, Sugar Grove, Union, Walnut