Washington township, Blackford County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 995 (all rural)
Males: 521 | (52.4%) |
Females: 474 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 995 (857 owner occupied, 138 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.70
Washington township: | 2.7 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
Washington township: | $38,640 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $419 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,056 (it was $60,100 in 2000)
: | $70,056 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Washington township include: Independence Church (A), Fairview Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Balsley Cemetery (1), Mills Cemetery (2), Shields Cemetery (3), Stoll Cemetery (4), Leffler Cemetery (5), Center Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 872
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 63
- South: 51
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
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: 296
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 5
- Mobile homes: 60
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 79 (12 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Paper (12%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (11%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
- Paper (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Bus drivers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- United States or American (33.1%)
- German (29.4%)
- English (12.8%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- Swedish (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
- Dutch (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 352 (77%)
- Carpooled: 54 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 19 (4%)
- Worked at home: 31 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (8%)
98.8% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 986- In family households: 901 (288 male householders, 28 female householders)
290 spouses, 289 children (248 natural, 13 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (26 male householders (12 living alone)), 37 female householders (37 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 6 2-persons, 8 3-persons,
219 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (11 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here: | 8.0% |
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% |