Salem township, Auglaize County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 24.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 580 (all rural)
Males: 305 | (52.6%) |
Females: 275 | (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 580 (441 owner occupied, 139 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Salem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 36.8
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Average household size: 2.80
Salem township: | 2.8 people |
Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
Salem township: | $52,571 |
Ohio: | $48,081 |
Here: | $494 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $125,641 (it was $91,700 in 2000)
: | $125,641 |
Ohio: | $127,000 |
Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Salem township: Gallman Farms (A), Seibert Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Salem township include: Fairview Church (A), Kossuth Zion United Methodist Church (B), Calvary Evangelical Methodist Church (C), Mount Union Church (D), New Salem Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery (1), Kossuth Cemetery (2), Mount Union Cemetery (3), New Salem Cemetery (4), Pratt Cemetery (5), Robbins Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Hussey Creek (A), Sixmile Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
91% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 589
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 9
- South: 10
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 235
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 58 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (10%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Health care (40%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Construction (12%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (20%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Financial managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- German (57.9%)
- English (18.8%)
- United States or American (9.6%)
- Irish (6.0%)
- Polish (3.6%)
- Scottish (1.7%)
- Swiss (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 226 (74%)
- Carpooled: 11 (4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 10 (3%)
- Worked at home: 58 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
99.0% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 615- In family households: 589 (188 male householders, 18 female householders)
161 spouses, 211 children (206 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 84 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person,
142 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (5 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% |
Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Ohio: | 23.4% |