Ross township, Jefferson County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 30.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 655 (all rural)
| Males: 343 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 312 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 655 (618 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Ross township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.89
| Ross township: | 2.9 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.25
| Ross township: | $37,012 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $390 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,000 (it was $62,600 in 2000)
| : | $84,000 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Ross township include: Pine Grove Methodist Church (A), Mount Zion Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Seever Cemetery (1), Dorn Cemetery (2), Lebanon Cemetery (3), Yellow Creek Cemetery (4), Pine Grove Cemetery (5), McClelland Cemetery (6), Montgomery Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake George (A), Reel Lake (B), Rod Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: McLain Run (A), Mathews Run (B), Long Run (C), Granny Bour (D), Dry Run (E), Brimstone Run (F), Ralston Run (G), Roach Run (H), Hildebrand Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Ross 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, 0% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 373
- Northeast: 63
- Midwest: 31
- South: 61
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
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: 134
- Mobile homes: 75
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,000
Housing units in Ross township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Metal and metal products (25%)
- Construction (20%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (30%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Utilities (14%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (21%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Bus drivers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ross township:
- United States or American (31.4%)
- German (13.7%)
- Italian (11.9%)
- English (6.8%)
- Slovak (6.5%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Czech (5.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 134 (64%)
- Carpooled: 53 (25%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 15 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
96.7% of residents of Ross township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 528- In family households: 460 (135 male householders, 24 female householders)
138 spouses, 132 children (132 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 68 (46 male householders (31 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 79 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 15 2-persons,
154 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (10 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 17.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |