Prairieton township, Vigo County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 17.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 1,300 (1% urban, 99% rural)
| Males: 650 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 650 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,300 (1,077 owner occupied, 223 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Prairieton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- Black: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 36.8
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Average household size: 2.75
| Prairieton township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Prairieton 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: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Prairieton Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: New Harmony Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Chestnut Bayou (A), Blue Hole (B), Greenfield Bayou (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honey Creek (A), Hayworth Slough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Prairieton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1063
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 74
- South: 46
- West: 50
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
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: 377
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 119
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,900
Housing units in Prairieton township with a mortgage: 182 (5 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 93
- Construction (15%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Chemicals (11%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairieton township:
- United States or American (31.7%)
- German (25.1%)
- English (14.4%)
- French (except Basque) (7.0%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- European (2.1%)
- Welsh (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 453 (85%)
- Carpooled: 56 (11%)
- Worked at home: 23 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (6%)
97.6% of residents of Prairieton township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,237- In family households: 1,101 (231 male householders, 83 female householders)
267 spouses, 415 children (371 natural, 20 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 13 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 136 (70 male householders (53 living alone)), 37 female householders (37 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 8 2-persons, 9 3-persons,
281 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (8 men, 47 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: 3
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |