Somers township, Preble County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,245 (all rural)
| Males: 2,119 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 2,126 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,245 (3,345 owner occupied, 900 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Somers township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.64
| Somers township: | 2.6 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Somers township: | $45,811 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $504 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,310 (it was $96,800 in 2000)
| : | $113,310 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 119 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Camden.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Somers township: Camp Cartwright (A), Camp Myron Kahn (B), Fliehman Farms (C), Bills Farm (D), McQuiston Farms (E), Cimprich Farms (F), Right Place Farm (G), Lohrey Farms (H), Vest Farm (I), Dream Acres Farm (J), Future Manner Farms (K), Sugar Valley Farm (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lowes Cemetery (1), Davis Cemetery (2), Kirven-Pottenger Cemetery (3), Patterson Cemetery (4), Teague Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Cross Pond (A), Rush Run Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beasley Run (A), Rush Run (B), Pottenger Run (C), Paint Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Somers township: Rush Run Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Somers township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3187
- Northeast: 91
- Midwest: 310
- South: 546
- West: 30
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,108
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 51
- 3 or 4: 44
- 5 to 9: 26
- 10 to 19: 19
- 20 to 49: 16
- Mobile homes: 464
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 233
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,400
Housing units in Somers township with a mortgage: 405 (81 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 238
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Somers township:
- United States or American (42.5%)
- German (23.7%)
- English (11.0%)
- Irish (6.0%)
- European (2.3%)
- Italian (1.8%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,512 (81%)
- Carpooled: 268 (14%)
- Walked: 16 (1%)
- Other means: 14 (1%)
- Worked at home: 50 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
99.0% of residents of Somers township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,181- In family households: 3,686 (919 male householders, 256 female householders)
977 spouses, 1,349 children (1,189 natural, 70 adopted, 90 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 43 other relatives, 79 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 495 (177 male householders (150 living alone)), 259 female householders (224 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 508 2-persons, 300 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 374 1-person, 62 2-persons,
841 married couples with children.
224 single-parent households (65 men, 159 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44
| Here: | 8.4% |
| 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: 15
| Here: | 12.1% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |