Watertown township, Washington County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,563 (all rural)
| Males: 808 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 755 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,563 (1,415 owner occupied, 148 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Watertown township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 35.3
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Average household size: 2.82
| Watertown township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Watertown township: | $41,698 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $445 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,445 (it was $76,200 in 2000)
| : | $105,445 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $141,349
Here: $141,349 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $176,311
Here: $176,311 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $133,565
Here: $133,565 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,936
Here: $107,936 State: $110,889
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $294,804
Here: $294,804 State: $159,965
Mobile homes: $28,028
Here: $28,028 State: $36,578
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,965
Here: $17,965 State: $67,518
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 12.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Watertown township: Camp Hervida (A), Watertown Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Watertown township include: Evangelical Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Churchtown Cemetery (1), Evangelical Cemetery (2), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (3), Stanley Cemetery (4), Deming Cemetery (5), Henry Cemetery (6), Woodruff Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Southwest Fork South Branch Wolf Creek (A), Plumb Run (B), Painter Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Watertown township: Watertown Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Watertown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1338
- Northeast: 46
- Midwest: 24
- South: 166
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,400
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 550
- Mobile homes: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Watertown township with a mortgage: 161 (0 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85
- Construction (14%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Health care (17%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Watertown township:
- German (49.0%)
- United States or American (31.1%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- English (3.8%)
- Italian (1.6%)
- Scottish (1.2%)
- Welsh (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 501 (83%)
- Carpooled: 50 (8%)
- Walked: 9 (1%)
- Other means: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 32 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Other fuel (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
99.7% of residents of Watertown township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,586- In family households: 1,484 (392 male householders, 53 female householders)
399 spouses, 586 children (573 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 11 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 102 (52 male householders (52 living alone)), 46 female householders (41 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 195 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person, 5 2-persons,
365 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (27 men, 30 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 89
| Here: | 31.9% |
| 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: 6
| Here: | 46.2% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |