Van Buren township, Daviess County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 1,960 (all rural)
| Males: 996 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 964 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,960 (1,866 owner occupied, 94 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Van Buren township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 23.3
Median age of females: 24.4
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Average household size: 3.95
| Van Buren township: | 4.0 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 4.30
| Van Buren township: | $46,532 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $420 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,985 (it was $72,800 in 2000)
| : | $104,985 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 65 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 15.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Raglesville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Van Buren township include: Berea Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Zion Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Stoll Cemetery (1), Kilgore Cemetery (2), Franklin Cemetery (3), Liberty Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Van Buren township: West Boggs Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
90% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1836
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 50
- South: 34
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 466
- Mobile homes: 99
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,400
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 67 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Construction (29%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Food (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (4%)
- Carpenters (20%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Food processing workers (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (26.2%)
- United States or American (25.7%)
- Pennsylvania German (17.7%)
- Swiss (9.3%)
- English (8.5%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 281 (36%)
- Carpooled: 325 (42%)
- Walked: 42 (5%)
- Other means: 25 (3%)
- Worked at home: 104 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Wood (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (5%)
52.1% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
47.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,928- In family households: 1,896 (440 male householders, 27 female householders)
447 spouses, 893 children (872 natural, 11 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 29 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 32 female householders (32 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person,
776 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (2 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 148
| Here: | 43.7% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |