Lost River township, Martin County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 42.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 532 (all rural)
Males: 273 | (51.3%) |
Females: 259 | (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 532 (476 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Lost River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.62
Lost River township: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Lost River township: | $44,073 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $380 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $88,068 (it was $60,700 in 2000)
: | $88,068 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.8% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Lost River Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Lost River township include: Waggoner Chapel (A), Powell Valley Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Anderson Cemetery (1), Simmons Cemetery (2), Emmons Ridge Cemetery (3), Green Cemetery (4), Jones Cemetery (5), Cornel Cemetery (6), Walker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sams Creek (A), Simmons Creek (B), Jackman Branch (C), Virginia Rill (D), Blue Creek (E), Big Creek (F), Lost River (G), Grassy Creek (H), Plaster Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Lost River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 459
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 25
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 59
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Lost River township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Construction (11%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (49%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Food and beverage stores (15%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Painters and paperhangers (11%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Woodworkers (6%)
- Woodworkers (36%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (23%)
- Cashiers (15%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lost River township:
- United States or American (36.6%)
- German (36.2%)
- Irish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 132 (73%)
- Carpooled: 26 (14%)
- Worked at home: 22 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Wood (29%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
91.9% of residents of Lost River township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 498- In family households: 489 (149 male householders, 7 female householders)
132 spouses, 170 children (163 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 4 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
106 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (2 men, 10 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% |