Van Buren township, Shelby County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 27.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,590 (all rural)
| Males: 798 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 792 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,590 (1,312 owner occupied, 278 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Van Buren township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.83
| Van Buren township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Van Buren township: | $49,875 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $561 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,389 (it was $99,000 in 2000)
| : | $124,389 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $146,058
Here: $146,058 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,398
Here: $134,398 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $95,175
Here: $95,175 State: $100,714
Mobile homes: $14,820
Here: $14,820 State: $33,934
| Population density: 57 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Fountaintown Community Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Van Buren township include: Gorton Memorial Church (A), Fairview Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Pelham Cemetery (2), Concord Cemetery (3), Lisher Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1355
- Northeast: 38
- Midwest: 91
- South: 78
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 557
- One, attached: 13
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 301 (40 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 95
- Construction (17%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (23.2%)
- Irish (22.0%)
- English (17.9%)
- United States or American (16.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.5%)
- Welsh (2.6%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 672 (85%)
- Carpooled: 62 (8%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 48 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.5% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,590- In family households: 1,410 (365 male householders, 78 female householders)
392 spouses, 516 children (477 natural, 18 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 7 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 180 (76 male householders (41 living alone)), 47 female householders (47 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 88 1-person, 21 2-persons, 14 5-persons,
351 married couples with children.
51 single-parent households (19 men, 32 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: 23
| Here: | 54.8% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |