Lake township, Allen County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,985 (all rural)
| Males: 966 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 1,019 |  (51.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,985 (1,698 owner occupied, 287 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.3%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 38.4
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Average household size: 2.68
| Lake township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Lake township: | $45,006 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $537 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,600 (it was $87,100 in 2000)
| : | $110,600 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $136,409
Here: $136,409 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $90,933
Here: $90,933 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $81,130
Here: $81,130 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $71,286
Here: $71,286 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $49,240
Here: $49,240 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $17,218
Here: $17,218 State: $33,934
| Population density: 55 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Arcola Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Lake township include: Lake Chapel (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Patricks Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Lake Everett (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1625
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 177
- South: 115
- West: 44
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 747
- 5 to 9: 20
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $61,900
Housing units in Lake township with a mortgage: 287 (51 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 164
- Construction (13%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake township:
- German (44.3%)
- United States or American (21.1%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- English (4.8%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 856 (89%)
- Carpooled: 31 (3%)
- Other means: 27 (3%)
- Worked at home: 50 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
97.9% of residents of Lake township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,961- In family households: 1,773 (503 male householders, 71 female householders)
511 spouses, 656 children (557 natural, 57 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 188 (61 male householders (50 living alone)), 97 female householders (86 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 269 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 136 1-person, 18 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
443 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (27 men, 46 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 85
| Here: | 34.3% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
| Here: | 34.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |