Springfield township, Allen County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,697 (all rural)
| Males: 1,883 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 1,814 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,697 (3,315 owner occupied, 382 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Springfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 29.1
Median age of females: 30.7
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Average household size: 3.39
| Springfield township: | 3.4 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.76
| Springfield township: | $45,006 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $537 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,600 (it was $87,100 in 2000)
| : | $110,600 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $136,409
Here: $136,409 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $90,933
Here: $90,933 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $81,130
Here: $81,130 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $71,286
Here: $71,286 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $49,240
Here: $49,240 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $17,218
Here: $17,218 State: $33,934
| Population density: 105 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Harlan.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Northeast Allan County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Territory Base 240 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Springfield township: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Springfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2863
- Northeast: 42
- Midwest: 477
- South: 235
- West: 49
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 930
- One, attached: 27
- Two: 32
- 3 or 4: 13
- 10 to 19: 7
- 20 to 49: 7
- Mobile homes: 114
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,900
Housing units in Springfield township with a mortgage: 417 (63 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185
- Construction (21%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (3%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Woodworkers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Bus drivers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Springfield township:
- German (53.2%)
- United States or American (11.1%)
- English (7.3%)
- Pennsylvania German (5.1%)
- French (except Basque) (4.8%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- Swiss (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,311 (77%)
- Carpooled: 186 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 17 (1%)
- Walked: 109 (6%)
- Other means: 26 (2%)
- Worked at home: 45 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Coal or coke (5%)
75.2% of residents of Springfield township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English well).
24.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,679- In family households: 3,487 (797 male householders, 106 female householders)
781 spouses, 1,627 children (1,549 natural, 27 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 73 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 192 (87 male householders (67 living alone)), 78 female householders (73 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 265 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 217 4-persons, 123 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 93 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 140 1-person, 17 2-persons, 8 3-persons,
1,145 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (33 men, 56 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 176
| Here: | 29.7% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 6.6% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39
| Here: | 20.1% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |