Liberty township, Union County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 23.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,032 (all rural)
| Males: 525 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 507 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,025 (893 owner occupied, 132 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Liberty township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.3%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.60
| Liberty township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Liberty township: | $43,503 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,696 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
| : | $102,696 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Dunlapsville Causeway (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Liberty township: Mount Pleasant Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Silver Creek Cemetery (1), Patterson Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Whitewater Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Turkey Creek (A), Silver Creek (B), Richland Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Liberty township: Whitewater State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 690
- Northeast: 33
- Midwest: 296
- South: 82
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 352
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 56
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,900
Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 137 (3 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78
- Construction (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Gasoline stations (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Food processing workers (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:
- United States or American (39.3%)
- German (21.9%)
- English (13.6%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- Italian (3.4%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- European (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 461 (85%)
- Carpooled: 39 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 37 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (2%)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
95.4% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,101- In family households: 1,000 (277 male householders, 32 female householders)
296 spouses, 356 children (348 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 101 (38 male householders (31 living alone)), 47 female householders (38 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 16 2-persons,
200 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (13 men, 19 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): 6
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |