Metamora township, Franklin County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 19.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 976 (all rural)
| Males: 498 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 478 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 975 (811 owner occupied, 164 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Metamora township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 35.1
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.68
| Metamora township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Metamora township: | $50,022 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $478 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $149,367 (it was $98,700 in 2000)
| : | $149,367 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 50 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Metamora.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Metamora Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Metamora township include: Pilgrim Holiness Church (A), Cupp Church (B), Elm Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: McKenzie Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pipe Creek (A), Laurence Branch (B), Gates Creek (C), Trace Branch (D), Indian Creek (E), Salt Creek (F), Duck Creek (G), Deer Creek (H), Silver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Metamora township: Whitewater Canal Memorial (1). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Metamora township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% 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: 503
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 311
- South: 106
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 284
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 15
- Mobile homes: 75
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,000
Housing units in Metamora township with a mortgage: 132 (28 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 49
- Construction (16%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
- Health care (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Paper (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Business operations specialists (9%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Metamora township:
- English (20.5%)
- United States or American (18.8%)
- German (18.2%)
- Irish (15.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.0%)
- Italian (3.1%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 350 (77%)
- Carpooled: 79 (17%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 14 (3%)
- Worked at home: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (5%)
97.8% of residents of Metamora township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 937- In family households: 831 (210 male householders, 55 female householders)
189 spouses, 317 children (297 natural, 6 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 10 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 106 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 52 female householders (29 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 16 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
183 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (6 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |