Taylor township, Harrison County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 28.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 718 (all rural)
| Males: 353 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 365 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 718 (641 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Taylor township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 36.6
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Average household size: 2.82
| Taylor township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Taylor 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: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Taylor township: Rosewood (A), Brown Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Taylor township include: Glenwood Church (A), Saint Peters Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Colvin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Saint Peters Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Fourmile Creek (A), Eversole Creek (B), Mosquito Creek (C), Macauley Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Taylor township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 444
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 200
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 201
- One, attached: 9
- Mobile homes: 43
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,100
Housing units in Taylor township with a mortgage: 78 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Taylor township:
- German (37.4%)
- United States or American (26.1%)
- English (8.4%)
- Irish (7.8%)
- Australian (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 282 (78%)
- Carpooled: 25 (7%)
- Worked at home: 56 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Utility gas (3%)
99.4% of residents of Taylor township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 675- In family households: 648 (208 male householders, 10 female householders)
216 spouses, 190 children (171 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person,
142 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (14 men, 18 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% |