Posey township, Rush County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,189 (all rural)
| Males: 611 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 578 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,189 (1,057 owner occupied, 132 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Posey township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.87
| Posey township: | 2.9 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Posey township: | $46,695 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,188 (it was $86,100 in 2000)
| : | $104,188 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Posey township include: Hannegan Church (A), Blue River Church (B), Union Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ball Cemetery (1), East Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Linn Creek (A), Pump Run (B), Rushing Run (C), Walker Brook (D), Farmers Stream (E), Cap Run (F), Beaver Meadow Creek (G), Bea Run (H), Ball Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Posey township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 936
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 55
- South: 185
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 406
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Posey township with a mortgage: 137 (29 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Construction (17%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Food (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Posey township:
- United States or American (31.6%)
- German (28.6%)
- Irish (20.0%)
- English (7.2%)
- Scottish (2.7%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
- French (except Basque) (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 480 (80%)
- Carpooled: 77 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 12 (2%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 26 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
99.5% of residents of Posey township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,204- In family households: 1,111 (289 male householders, 72 female householders)
279 spouses, 404 children (372 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 22 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 93 (37 male householders (29 living alone)), 33 female householders (33 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 160 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 8 3-persons,
296 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (11 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 11.4% |
| 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: 9
| Here: | 34.6% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |