, 3 1 2 . ▁About ▁ 1 6 . 2 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 8 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 1 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁and ▁ 5 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁si xty ▁five ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Education ▁Gra vity ▁is ▁within ▁the ▁Bed ford ▁Community ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁Notable ▁person ▁Ro berta ▁L inn , ▁( 1 9 3 1 - ), ▁singer ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁in ▁Iowa ▁Category : C ities ▁in ▁Taylor ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁Category : 1 8 8 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Iowa <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Je ep ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁is ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁mid - size ▁SU V s ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁manufact urer ▁Je ep . ▁While ▁some ▁other ▁SU V s ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁with ▁body - on - frame ▁construction , ▁the ▁Je ep ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁has ▁always ▁used ▁a ▁un ib ody ▁ch ass is . ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ' s ▁orig ins ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁when ▁American ▁Mot ors ▁Corporation ▁( AM C ) ▁was ▁design ing ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁smaller ▁Je ep ▁Ch ero kee ▁( X J ). ▁Three ▁outside ▁( non - AM C ) ▁design ers — Lar ry ▁Shin oda , ▁A lain ▁Cl en et , ▁and ▁G ior get to ▁Gi