Marion township, Owen County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,004 (all rural)
| Males: 508 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 496 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,004 (849 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Marion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 35.0
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Average household size: 2.82
| Marion township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Marion township: | $41,636 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $493 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,402 (it was $82,300 in 2000)
| : | $101,402 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 21.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Patricksburg Community Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Marion township include: Beech Church (A), Pleasant View Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C), Saint Peters Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rea Cemetery (1), Red Brush Cemetery (2), Steubenville Cemetery (3), Stephens Cemetery (4), Marion Cemetery (5), Mast Cemetery (6), Burger Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 898
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 39
- South: 152
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 300
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 135
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,900
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 81 (18 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Construction (25%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Health care (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Art and design workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- United States or American (36.0%)
- German (23.1%)
- English (10.8%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Italian (3.1%)
- European (2.1%)
- Pennsylvania German (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 321 (73%)
- Carpooled: 99 (22%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Wood (16%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Utility gas (7%)
97.1% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,105- In family households: 924 (210 male householders, 53 female householders)
227 spouses, 372 children (339 natural, 15 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 16 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 181 (65 male householders (25 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 85 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 25 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
224 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (19 men, 33 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% |