Northwest township, Orange County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 345 (all rural)
| Males: 166 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 179 |  (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 345 (299 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Northwest township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.46
| Northwest township: | 2.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Northwest township: | $38,247 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $395 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,670 (it was $63,500 in 2000)
| : | $87,670 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Shirley Creek Horsemans Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Northwest township include: Beech Grove Church (A), Bonds Chapel (B), New Antioch Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), Freeman Cemetery (2), Faucett Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Shirley Creek (A), Sulphur Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Northwest township: Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Northwest township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 374
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 43
- South: 18
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 149
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200
Housing units in Northwest township with a mortgage: 46 (8 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Construction (29%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (21%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (13%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Chemicals (10%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (22%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Legal support workers (13%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Northwest township:
- United States or American (43.1%)
- Irish (35.2%)
- German (9.3%)
- English (8.5%)
- Italian (2.1%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 178 (90%)
- Carpooled: 15 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (5%)
96.4% of residents of Northwest township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 440- In family households: 399 (118 male householders, 10 female householders)
110 spouses, 114 children (114 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 12 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 29 female householders (29 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 17 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person,
59 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (7 men, 12 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% |