Hamilton township, Jackson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 62.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,615 (all rural)
| Males: 813 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 802 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,615 (1,434 owner occupied, 181 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Hamilton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.67
| Hamilton township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Hamilton township: | $46,829 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $525 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $116,528 (it was $83,900 in 2000)
| : | $116,528 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Hamilton township include: Saint Pauls Church (A), White Chapel (B), Honeytown Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cortland Cemetery (1), Weddell Cemetery (2), Robinson Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Docs Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buck Branch (A), Cooley Creek (B), East Fork White Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Sand Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Hamilton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1357
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 89
- South: 135
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 596
- 5 to 9: 10
- Mobile homes: 47
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,600
Housing units in Hamilton township with a mortgage: 249 (43 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134
- Transportation equipment (18%)
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hamilton township:
- German (45.9%)
- United States or American (18.8%)
- English (11.7%)
- French (except Basque) (5.0%)
- British (3.8%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- French Canadian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 721 (86%)
- Carpooled: 76 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (4%)
98.2% of residents of Hamilton township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,592- In family households: 1,388 (415 male householders, 58 female householders)
434 spouses, 453 children (378 natural, 24 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 18 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 204 (66 male householders (30 living alone)), 95 female householders (90 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 205 2-persons, 153 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 120 1-person, 32 2-persons, 9 3-persons,
346 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (14 men, 28 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 2.9% |
| 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% |