Salem township, Wyandot County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,055 (all rural)
| Males: 503 |  (47.7%) |
| Females: 552 |  (52.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 955 (852 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Salem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.83
| Salem township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Salem township: | $46,987 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $441 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $100,493 (it was $81,900 in 2000)
| : | $100,493 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 29 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Wyandot County Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Salem township include: Bethany Church (A), North Salem Church (B), Saint Joseph Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Baughman Cemetery (1), Schoenberger Cemetery (2), Inman Cemetery (3), Saint Joseph Cemetery (4), North Salem Cemetery (5), Infirmary Cemetery (6), Krock Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baughman Run (A), Browns Run (B), Perkins Run (C), Oak Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 994
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 3
- South: 36
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
100 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 334
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 136 (12 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69
- Plastics and rubber products (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Bus drivers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- German (56.4%)
- English (14.5%)
- United States or American (9.1%)
- Irish (3.5%)
- Greek (2.1%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
- Italian (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 468 (85%)
- Carpooled: 56 (10%)
- Walked: 10 (2%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Wood (11%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
100 people in nursing homes
96.7% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 953- In family households: 894 (253 male householders, 44 female householders)
274 spouses, 293 children (272 natural, 16 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (26 male householders (19 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 98 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 27 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 7 4-persons,
222 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (10 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
| Here: | 30.2% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 11.7% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
| Here: | 31.4% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |