Jefferson township, Sullivan County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 42.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 495 (all rural)
| Males: 257 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 238 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 495 (418 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.63
| Jefferson township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Jefferson township: | $43,542 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $417 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,221 (it was $57,900 in 2000)
| : | $77,221 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 21.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Pleasantville - Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Jefferson township include: Bethany Church (A), Indian Prairie Church (B), Mount Moriah Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Shiloh Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McDade Cemetery (1), Posey Cemetery (2), Woodward Cemetery (3), Smith Cemetery (4), Pirtle Cemetery (5), Hale Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Red Lake (A), Motorboat Lake (B), More Lake (C), T Lake (D), Twin Lake (E), South Lake (F), Reservoir Number Twenty-nine (G), Reservoir Number Twenty-six (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 329
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 45
- South: 45
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 168
- Mobile homes: 41
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Construction (22%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (22%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Health care (39%)
- Printing and related support activities (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (23%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (13%)
- Religious workers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Business operations specialists (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- Irish (24.7%)
- English (19.1%)
- United States or American (17.4%)
- German (13.2%)
- European (12.8%)
- French (except Basque) (7.2%)
- Italian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 128 (84%)
- Carpooled: 21 (14%)
- Worked at home: 4 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 425- In family households: 393 (102 male householders, 14 female householders)
112 spouses, 160 children (124 natural, 0 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person,
99 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (9 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 14.6% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |