Hensley township, Johnson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 3,002 (all rural)
| Males: 1,536 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 1,466 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,991 (2,653 owner occupied, 338 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Hensley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.78
| Hensley township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Hensley township: | $57,245 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $684 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,300 (it was $120,100 in 2000)
| : | $139,300 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 82 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Trafalgar.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Hensley township include: Friendship Church (A), Beech Grove Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Mount Carmel Church (D), Fair Haven Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Earlham Lake (A), Teeters Lake (B), Roger Young Lake (C), Lamb Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Lick Creek (A), Goose Creek (B), Barnes Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Hensley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 322
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 78
- South: 4
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 183
- One, attached: 2
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 30
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300
Housing units in Hensley township with a mortgage: 31 (4 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Construction (19%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Health care (17%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (13%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Paper (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hensley township:
- German (26.1%)
- French (except Basque) (13.2%)
- Belgian (9.5%)
- French Canadian (8.3%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
- Czech (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (75%)
- Carpooled: 32 (17%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Wood (17%)
- Utility gas (1%)
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
98.5% of residents of Hensley township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 429- In family households: 376 (114 male householders, 15 female householders)
107 spouses, 132 children (123 natural, 4 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (26 male householders (21 living alone)), 20 female householders (18 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 7 2-persons,
669 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (31 men, 70 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
| Here: | 32.3% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |