Vernon township, Clinton County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 27.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 2,685 (all rural)
| Males: 1,326 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 1,359 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,685 (2,226 owner occupied, 459 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Vernon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 34.3
Median age of females: 34.4
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Average household size: 2.81
| Vernon township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Vernon township: | $45,857 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $519 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $115,154 (it was $95,900 in 2000)
| : | $115,154 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 99 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Clarksville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Vernon township: Camp Graham (A), Cowan Lake Sailing Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Vernon township include: Villars Chapel United Methodist Church (A), Pansy Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sewell Cemetery (1), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (2), Baptist Cemetery (3), Rehoboth Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Chiefs Lake (A), Cowan Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Wilson Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Vernon township include: Pansy Methodist Church and School Historic District (1), Cowan State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2109
- Northeast: 23
- Midwest: 59
- South: 333
- West: 17
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 707
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 17
- 3 or 4: 21
- 10 to 19: 25
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 208
Median worth of mobile homes: $71,400
Housing units in Vernon township with a mortgage: 387 (30 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 127
- Construction (19%)
- Air transportation (16%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Air transportation (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Vernon township:
- United States or American (31.5%)
- German (19.9%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- English (9.4%)
- European (4.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,094 (86%)
- Carpooled: 121 (9%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (0%)
- Worked at home: 48 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
97.5% of residents of Vernon township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,564- In family households: 2,324 (615 male householders, 105 female householders)
591 spouses, 861 children (769 natural, 30 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 9 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 240 (91 male householders (76 living alone)), 104 female householders (78 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 258 2-persons, 185 3-persons, 164 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 154 1-person, 39 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
577 married couples with children.
127 single-parent households (40 men, 87 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 5.2% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
| Here: | 40.5% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |