Anderson township, Rush County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,363 (all rural)
| Males: 673 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 690 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,363 (1,079 owner occupied, 284 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Anderson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 33.8
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Average household size: 2.89
| Anderson township: | 2.9 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| Anderson township: | $46,695 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,188 (it was $86,100 in 2000)
| : | $104,188 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Milroy.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Bethesda Cemetery (1), Thomas Cemetery (2), Layton Cemetery (3), Overleese Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Little Hurricane Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
84% of Anderson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 61
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 1
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000
Housing units in Anderson township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Construction (19%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Transportation equipment (34%)
- Health care (9%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Fuel dealers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Anderson township:
- German (22.6%)
- Swiss (21.0%)
- Norwegian (17.7%)
- Polish (16.1%)
- United States or American (14.5%)
- Dutch (8.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16 (57%)
- Carpooled: 1 (4%)
- Worked at home: 11 (39%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Electricity (17%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 75- In family households: 67 (14 male householders, 0 female householders)
16 spouses, 37 children (37 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 2 2-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
344 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (8 men, 35 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 60.0% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |