Harrison township, Clay County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 62.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,366 (all rural)
| Males: 1,136 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 1,230 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,366 (1,942 owner occupied, 424 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.45
| Harrison township: | 2.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Harrison township: | $46,411 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $487 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,854 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
| : | $90,854 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Clay City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Wabash Camp Ground (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Harrison township include: Hope Church (A), Union Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Duncan Cemetery (1), Goshorn Memorial Park (2), Sink Cemetery (3), Greenwell Cemetery (4), Liechty Cemetery (5), Cole Cemetery (6), Wilson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Tapawingo Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Pond Creek (A), Big Creek (B), Susan Brothers Creek (C), Turkey Creek (D), Kisling Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2106
- Northeast: 47
- Midwest: 158
- South: 99
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,400
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 843
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 16
- 5 to 9: 11
- 20 to 49: 2
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 170
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 242 (22 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 286
- Construction (14%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- United States or American (33.9%)
- German (30.9%)
- Irish (7.6%)
- English (6.6%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
- Italian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 852 (84%)
- Carpooled: 74 (7%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 23 (2%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 59 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (35%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (4%)
98.2% of residents of Harrison township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,435- In family households: 2,175 (573 male householders, 143 female householders)
612 spouses, 674 children (585 natural, 26 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 7 other relatives, 86 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 260 (79 male householders (70 living alone)), 167 female householders (163 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 359 2-persons, 155 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 233 1-person, 13 2-persons,
413 married couples with children.
100 single-parent households (44 men, 56 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 1.4% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |