Posey township, Harrison County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 39.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,725 (all rural)
| Males: 1,365 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 1,360 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,725 (2,481 owner occupied, 244 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Posey township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.67
| Posey township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Posey township: | $48,789 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $515 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,503 (it was $94,300 in 2000)
| : | $121,503 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 69 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Elizabeth.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Posey township include: Bethesda Church (A), De Pauw Church (B), Riverside Church (C), Rogers Campground Church (D), Elizabeth Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Heistand Cemetery (1), Tabler Cemetery (2), Shoemaker Cemetery (3), Kingery Cemetery (4), Union Church Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Farris Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sandy Branch (A), Union Creek (B), Knob Creek (C), Black Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Posey township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1645
- Northeast: 38
- Midwest: 52
- South: 940
- West: 39
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 881
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 4
- Mobile homes: 196
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,200
Housing units in Posey township with a mortgage: 347 (64 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 154
- Construction (21%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Posey township:
- German (31.7%)
- United States or American (30.1%)
- Irish (13.9%)
- English (7.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
- Polish (1.7%)
- Dutch (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,182 (83%)
- Carpooled: 139 (10%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Other means: 15 (1%)
- Worked at home: 75 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.2% of residents of Posey township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (11% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 56% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,736- In family households: 2,476 (706 male householders, 88 female householders)
700 spouses, 855 children (765 natural, 46 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 19 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 260 (95 male householders (77 living alone)), 123 female householders (98 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 288 2-persons, 223 3-persons, 201 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 30 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 175 1-person, 43 2-persons,
515 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (34 men, 73 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 99
| Here: | 30.7% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
| Here: | 14.1% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30
| Here: | 31.9% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |