French township, Adams County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 23.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,019 (all rural)
| Males: 519 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 500 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,019 (939 owner occupied, 80 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in French township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 24.3
Median age of females: 26.4
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Average household size: 3.83
| French township: | 3.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 4.13
| French township: | $46,721 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $115,533 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
| : | $115,533 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in French township: Tri Oaks Farm (A), South Forty Farms (B), B and R Farms (C), S and G Poultry Farm (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in French township: West Missionary Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Beibersteine Cemetery (1), Moser Cemetery (2), Hoosier Cemetery (3), French Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Meyer Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
88% of French township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% 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: 877
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 28
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 253
Housing units in French township with a mortgage: 116 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68
- Construction (21%)
- Machinery (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Petroleum and coal products (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Accommodation and food services (20%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in French township:
- German (49.0%)
- Swiss (39.6%)
- Scottish (4.7%)
- English (4.2%)
- Irish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 295 (75%)
- Carpooled: 52 (13%)
- Worked at home: 45 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (15%)
95.3% of residents of French township speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 905- In family households: 877 (230 male householders, 0 female householders)
218 spouses, 412 children (409 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 20 female householders (14 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 6 2-persons,
389 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (1 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 12.3% |
| 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% |