Knox township, Jay County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 23.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 510 (all rural)
Males: 262 | (51.4%) |
Females: 248 | (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 510 (427 owner occupied, 83 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Knox township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.63
Knox township: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
Knox township: | $41,652 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $373 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $78,913 (it was $66,100 in 2000)
: | $78,913 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 8.4% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Knox township include: Hickory Grove Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Winters Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wire Run (A), Phillips Run (B), Rustic Run (C), Oval Run (D), Holster Creek (E), Harris Creek (F), Oak Run (G), Crooked Creek (H), Cowboy Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Knox township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% 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: 474
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 31
- South: 43
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 186
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,700
Housing units in Knox township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Transportation equipment (18%)
- Machinery (14%)
- Construction (8%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Food (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (13%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Accountants and auditors (11%)
- Food processing workers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Knox township:
- United States or American (30.6%)
- German (23.2%)
- Irish (15.9%)
- English (12.9%)
- Italian (5.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.8%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 205 (81%)
- Carpooled: 9 (4%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 32 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 569- In family households: 527 (153 male householders, 31 female householders)
154 spouses, 181 children (156 natural, 14 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (29 male householders (29 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 22 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person,
109 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (6 men, 14 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |