Nevins township, Vigo County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 2,224 (all rural)
| Males: 1,141 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 1,083 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,198 (1,986 owner occupied, 212 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Nevins township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.59
| Nevins township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Nevins township: | $37,930 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $519 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,500 (it was $71,800 in 2000)
| : | $90,500 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 73 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 9.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Fontanet.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Nevins township include: Mount Aetna Church (A), Otter Creek Church (B), Sulphur Spring Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Harpold Cemetery (1), Cress Cemetery (2), Richer Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Morey Lake (A), Spring Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Creek (A), Sharon Brook (B), Pit Run (C), Rio Grande Stream (D), Swim Brook (E), Green Brook (F), Dive Branch (G), North Branch Otter Creek (H), No End Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Nevins township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1826
- Northeast: 31
- Midwest: 225
- South: 77
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 844
- Mobile homes: 94
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,700
Housing units in Nevins township with a mortgage: 344 (46 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 167
- Plastics and rubber products (13%)
- Construction (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Health care (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Printing workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nevins township:
- German (27.3%)
- United States or American (20.2%)
- Irish (13.3%)
- English (12.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.3%)
- French Canadian (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 956 (89%)
- Carpooled: 104 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (35%)
- Utility gas (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
99.0% of residents of Nevins township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,153- In family households: 1,924 (610 male householders, 67 female householders)
597 spouses, 608 children (531 natural, 15 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 14 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 229 (88 male householders (66 living alone)), 102 female householders (97 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 27 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 316 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 163 1-person, 22 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
392 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (41 men, 68 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: 18
| Here: | 14.8% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |