Kirkland township, Adams County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 24.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 885 (all rural)
| Males: 443 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 442 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 885 (823 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Kirkland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 31.4
Median age of females: 30.7
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Average household size: 3.12
| Kirkland township: | 3.1 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.50
| Kirkland township: | $46,721 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $115,533 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
| : | $115,533 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 37 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Heller Nursery (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Kirkland township include: Pleasant Dale Church (A), Saint Lukes Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Shady Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2), Saint Lukes Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Kirkland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 808
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 20
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 247
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 7
- Mobile homes: 25
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,100
Housing units in Kirkland township with a mortgage: 106 (23 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kirkland township:
- German (48.7%)
- United States or American (20.4%)
- Swiss (19.5%)
- English (5.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
- Hungarian (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 395 (87%)
- Carpooled: 31 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (2%)
96.5% of residents of Kirkland township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 851- In family households: 811 (228 male householders, 23 female householders)
202 spouses, 328 children (321 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 13 female householders (9 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 4 2-persons,
257 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (15 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 4.0% |
| 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% |