Madison township, Daviess County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,793 (all rural)
| Males: 1,363 |  (48.8%) |
| Females: 1,430 |  (51.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,748 (2,292 owner occupied, 456 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Madison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.53
| Madison township: | 2.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Madison township: | $46,532 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $420 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,985 (it was $72,800 in 2000)
| : | $104,985 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 76 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Odon.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Waglers Greenhouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Madison township include: Mount Olive Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Union Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Friendship Cemetery (1), Walnut Hill Cemetery (2), Ferguson Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rocky Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Madison 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, 70% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2312
- Northeast: 31
- Midwest: 135
- South: 159
- West: 33
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
45 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 865
- One, attached: 13
- Two: 13
- 3 or 4: 10
- 5 to 9: 30
- 10 to 19: 12
- 20 to 49: 41
- Mobile homes: 145
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,400
Housing units in Madison township with a mortgage: 326 (20 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 262
- Public administration (18%)
- Construction (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Madison township:
- German (27.8%)
- United States or American (22.0%)
- English (15.7%)
- Irish (12.5%)
- French (except Basque) (5.4%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
- Italian (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 911 (80%)
- Carpooled: 151 (13%)
- Walked: 22 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 44 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (33%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
45 people in nursing homes
94.3% of residents of Madison township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,629- In family households: 2,328 (655 male householders, 97 female householders)
663 spouses, 832 children (760 natural, 18 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 12 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 301 (116 male householders (103 living alone)), 165 female householders (158 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 45 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 351 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 261 1-person, 20 2-persons,
597 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (27 men, 74 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 6.6% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |