Point township, Posey County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 49.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.
Population: 497 (all rural)
| Males: 271 |  (54.5%) |
| Females: 226 |  (45.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 497 (403 owner occupied, 94 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Point township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.58
| Point township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Point township: | $55,754 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $474 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,275 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $127,275 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Point Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Point township: Farmers Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Rowe Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Little Pitcher Lake (A), Hovey Lake (B), Slim Pond (C), Fish Slough (D), Dry Lake (E), Halfmoon Pond (F), Congress Green (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Levy Slough (A), Beaverdam Creek (B), Bayou Drain (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Point township: Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Point township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 325
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 55
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 163
- Mobile homes: 61
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000
Housing units in Point township with a mortgage: 52 (6 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Plastics and rubber products (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (13%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Electricians (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Point township:
- German (35.2%)
- United States or American (32.4%)
- English (15.0%)
- European (3.3%)
- Irish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 202 (92%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 10 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Wood (11%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 392- In family households: 342 (98 male householders, 17 female householders)
116 spouses, 96 children (90 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (39 male householders (39 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person,
101 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (6 men, 13 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% |