Union township, Rush County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 873 (all rural)
Males: 415 | (47.5%) |
Females: 458 | (52.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 873 (645 owner occupied, 228 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.65
Union township: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
Union 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: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 0.3% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Glenwood.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Union township include: Ben Davis Creek Church (A), Plum Creek Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Hinchman Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Shankatank Creek (A), Shawnee Creek (B), South Branch Turkey Creek (C), North Branch Turkey Creek (D), North Branch Ben Davis Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Union township: Mahoning Valley Camp (1). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 727
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 55
- South: 55
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 324
- One, attached: 15
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 130 (20 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 95
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Gasoline stations (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Engineers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- United States or American (51.2%)
- German (19.6%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- English (5.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.3%)
- Dutch (0.7%)
- Swiss (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 345 (81%)
- Carpooled: 45 (11%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 33 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 876- In family households: 788 (196 male householders, 38 female householders)
203 spouses, 307 children (284 natural, 14 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 88 (31 male householders (25 living alone)), 37 female householders (26 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 17 2-persons,
195 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (17 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
Here: | 16.4% |
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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |