Washington township, Gibson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 703 (all rural)
Males: 347 | (49.4%) |
Females: 356 | (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 703 (665 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 5% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.65
Washington township: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
Washington township: | $48,055 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $434 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,890 (it was $71,200 in 2000)
: | $103,890 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 1.2% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Washington township include: Giro Church (A), Mount Olive Church (B), Mount Tabor Church (C), Salem Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Union Bethel Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery (1), Kirk Cemetery (2), Kirk-McRoberts Cemetery (3), Phillips Cemetery (4), Richardson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yellow Creek (A), Indian Creek (B), Harbin Creek (C), Goose Creek (D), Decker Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% 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: 555
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 69
- South: 41
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
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: 220
- Mobile homes: 50
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,700
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 95 (13 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Utilities (15%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Food (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Health care (21%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Engineers (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Extraction workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- United States or American (38.5%)
- German (23.7%)
- Irish (14.8%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
- Danish (1.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 316 (95%)
- Carpooled: 18 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (6%)
98.7% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 665- In family households: 617 (176 male householders, 20 female householders)
175 spouses, 228 children (208 natural, 12 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (33 male householders (23 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 10 2-persons,
139 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (14 men, 14 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |