Washington township, Putnam County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 52.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,876 (all rural)
| Males: 1,666 |  (57.9%) |
| Females: 1,210 |  (42.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,386 (2,225 owner occupied, 161 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.3%
- Black: 6.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 38.6
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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: | $50,076 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $499 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $125,185 (it was $94,900 in 2000)
| : | $125,185 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Reelsville - Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Washington township include: Big Walnut Church (A), Croys Creek Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Boone Cemetery (1), Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery (2), Grable Cemetery (3), Greeley Cemetery (4), Matkin Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Snake Creek (A), Leatherwood Creek (B), Slate Run (C), Johnson Branch (D), Rocky Fork (E), Fall Creek (F), Deweese Branch (G), Deer Creek (H), Croys Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Washington township: Krietenste Camp (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Beach: Hulman Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
54% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2268
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 298
- South: 279
- West: 62
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
490 people in state prisons
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 858
- 3 or 4: 14
- Mobile homes: 124
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,400
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 336 (25 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 137
- Construction (15%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Food processing workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (30.1%)
- United States or American (18.5%)
- Irish (13.9%)
- English (9.6%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
- Italian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 871 (79%)
- Carpooled: 178 (16%)
- Walked: 4 (0%)
- Other means: 19 (2%)
- Worked at home: 26 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
490 people in state prisons
97.9% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,439- In family households: 2,274 (617 male householders, 108 female householders)
670 spouses, 721 children (634 natural, 33 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 18 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 165 (52 male householders (52 living alone)), 98 female householders (83 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 476 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 326 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 177 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person, 15 2-persons,
479 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (36 men, 62 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: 8
| Here: | 21.6% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |