Union township, Scioto County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 50.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,105 (all rural)
| Males: 1,047 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 1,058 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,105 (1,766 owner occupied, 339 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 33.7
Median age of females: 34.9
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Average household size: 2.76
| Union township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Union township: | $37,351 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $389 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,600 (it was $59,900 in 2000)
| : | $90,600 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 42 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 20.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Union township: Brookside (A), Union Township Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Union township include: Henley Church (A), Holy Trinity Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Pond Creek Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery (1), Mershon-Swords Cemetery (2), Branham Cemetery (3), Thornton Cemetery (4), Euton Cemetery (5), Garvin Cemetery (6), Williams Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Bear Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Sweeny Run (B), McCullough Creek (C), Watts Run (D), Wrights Run (E), Saw Pit Run (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Union township: Brush Creek State Forest (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1854
- Northeast: 34
- Midwest: 31
- South: 111
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 597
- 20 to 49: 7
- Mobile homes: 266
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,700
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 137 (5 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 120
- Construction (21%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (36%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- United States or American (37.6%)
- German (12.7%)
- English (10.9%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
- Welsh (2.5%)
- Polish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 686 (79%)
- Carpooled: 135 (15%)
- Walked: 22 (3%)
- Worked at home: 28 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (2%)
98.9% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,050- In family households: 1,904 (532 male householders, 120 female householders)
508 spouses, 627 children (596 natural, 5 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 146 (78 male householders (78 living alone)), 68 female householders (68 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 272 2-persons, 194 3-persons, 119 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 146 1-person,
397 married couples with children.
120 single-parent households (42 men, 78 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 2.8% |
| 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: 5
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |