Union township, Parke County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 32.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,569 (all rural)
Males: 807 | (51.4%) |
Females: 762 | (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,569 (1,423 owner occupied, 146 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 9% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 44.8
Median age of females: 44.8
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Average household size: 2.47
Union township: | 2.5 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
Union township: | $43,216 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $427 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,172 (it was $66,300 in 2000)
: | $87,172 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 48 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 4.1% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 2.2% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Union township: Walker Ramp (A), Raccoon Ramp (B), Mansfield Ramp (C), Bellmore Volunteer Fire Department (D), Bellmore Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Union township: Otterbein Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Moriah Cemetery (1), Blake Cemetery (2), Britton Cemetery (3), Thomas Cemetery (4), Roach Cemetery (5), Martin Cemetery (6), Burton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Cecil M Harden Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sutherlin Branch (A), Limestone Branch (B), Bains Branch (C), Troutman Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Union township: Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
53% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1144
- Northeast: 141
- Midwest: 160
- South: 123
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 777
- One, attached: 8
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 232
Median worth of mobile homes: $71,900
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 252 (10 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106
- Construction (27%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (26.5%)
- United States or American (25.3%)
- Irish (12.7%)
- English (9.2%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
- Scottish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 441 (57%)
- Carpooled: 264 (34%)
- Walked: 38 (5%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
96.1% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,573- In family households: 1,387 (414 male householders, 31 female householders)
417 spouses, 437 children (371 natural, 29 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 22 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 186 (89 male householders (70 living alone)), 66 female householders (51 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 226 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 121 1-person, 34 2-persons,
284 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (15 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Here: | 14.5% |
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% |