Clay township, Spencer County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 2,494 (all rural)
| Males: 1,237 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 1,257 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,494 (2,221 owner occupied, 273 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Clay township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.4
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Average household size: 2.76
| Clay township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Clay township: | $54,973 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $386 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,746 (it was $85,400 in 2000)
| : | $112,746 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 68 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 14.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Clay township include: Little Pigeon Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Pigeon Creek Church (C), Union Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tableman Cemetery (1), Buffaloville Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Lincoln (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Clay township include: Lincoln State Park (1), Nancy Hanks Lincoln State Memorial (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
53% of Clay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 285
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 133
- South: 44
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
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: 166
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,200
Housing units in Clay township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (16%)
- Food (15%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Food (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clay township:
- German (36.6%)
- United States or American (26.2%)
- Italian (8.1%)
- English (6.8%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 154 (72%)
- Carpooled: 52 (24%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (14%)
- Utility gas (4%)
97.6% of residents of Clay township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 487- In family households: 391 (98 male householders, 11 female householders)
123 spouses, 140 children (112 natural, 14 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 96 (24 male householders (10 living alone)), 34 female householders (31 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 10 4-persons,
632 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (13 men, 37 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 3.0% |
| 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% |