Jackson township, Blackford County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 45.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,424 (10% urban, 90% rural)
| Males: 754 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 670 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,358 (1,159 owner occupied, 199 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 42.1
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Average household size: 2.47
| Jackson township: | 2.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Jackson township: | $38,640 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $419 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,056 (it was $60,100 in 2000)
| : | $70,056 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 31 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Jackson township include: Bethel Church (A), Kingsley Church (B), Union Center Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Tablor Cemetery (1), Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (2), Personett Cemetery (3), Wayman Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Placid (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Priam Run (A), Olive Branch (B), Dunkirk Drain (C), DeBatty Prong (D), Buckles Run (E), Belt Run (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1151
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 79
- South: 101
- West: 39
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
66 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 503
- 3 or 4: 12
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 69
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,900
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 204 (14 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 75
- Construction (13%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Paper (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- United States or American (37.8%)
- German (29.2%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- English (8.7%)
- Hungarian (3.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
- Polish (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 534 (84%)
- Carpooled: 72 (11%)
- Walked: 11 (2%)
- Worked at home: 20 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
66 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
95.2% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,315- In family households: 1,201 (335 male householders, 89 female householders)
344 spouses, 362 children (348 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 9 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 114 (50 male householders (38 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 61 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 233 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 6 2-persons, 6 5-persons,
232 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (21 men, 36 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 6.5% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 31.1% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |