Bearcreek township, Jay County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,368 (all rural)
| Males: 707 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 661 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,368 (1,206 owner occupied, 162 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Bearcreek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 28.7
Median age of females: 30.3
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Average household size: 3.28
| Bearcreek township: | 3.3 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.74
| Bearcreek township: | $41,652 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $373 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $78,913 (it was $66,100 in 2000)
| : | $78,913 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 20.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Bryant.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Bearcreek township include: Burr Oak Church (A), Limberlost Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Borris Cemetery (1), Pingrey Cemetery (2), Old Baptist Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tri Run (A), Deer Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Bearcreek township: Limberlost State Game Reserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Bearcreek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1213
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 172
- South: 27
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 408
- Mobile homes: 45
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Bearcreek township with a mortgage: 139 (25 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81
- Construction (23%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Carpenters (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bearcreek township:
- German (31.5%)
- United States or American (25.9%)
- Pennsylvania German (15.4%)
- Swiss (7.5%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- English (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 433 (74%)
- Carpooled: 126 (22%)
- Walked: 14 (2%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 7 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Wood (15%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
76.2% of residents of Bearcreek township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
23.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,430- In family households: 1,333 (348 male householders, 18 female householders)
319 spouses, 620 children (590 natural, 7 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 97 (38 male householders (32 living alone)), 50 female householders (48 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 145 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 5 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
449 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (13 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84
| Here: | 34.1% |
| 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% |