Washington township, Clark County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,667 (all rural)
| Males: 801 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 866 |  (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,662 (1,422 owner occupied, 240 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.61
| Washington township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Washington township: | $50,760 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $600 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,400 (it was $87,700 in 2000)
| : | $121,400 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 47 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: New Washington.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: New Washington Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Barnes Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: West Fork Fourteenmile Creek (A), East Fork Fourteenmile Creek (B), Camp Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 958
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 103
- South: 662
- West: 39
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 581
- Two: 5
- Mobile homes: 109
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 220 (18 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 87
- Construction (16%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (17%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Printing workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (44.4%)
- United States or American (25.7%)
- Irish (9.3%)
- English (5.5%)
- French (except Basque) (3.2%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- French Canadian (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 689 (82%)
- Carpooled: 121 (14%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (4%)
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
99.7% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,778- In family households: 1,613 (382 male householders, 113 female householders)
430 spouses, 639 children (581 natural, 13 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 11 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 165 (60 male householders (42 living alone)), 72 female householders (68 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 191 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 39 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 14 2-persons, 8 4-persons,
277 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (24 men, 50 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: 6
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |