Adams township, Ripley County, Indiana (IN)

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Adams township, IN map Land area: 43.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 4,325 (27% urban, 73% rural)

Males: 2,125	(49.1%)
Females: 2,200	(50.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,323 (3,507 owner occupied, 816 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

Races in Adams township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.8%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 34.0
Median age of females: 33.9

Average houshold size: 2.86
Average family size: 3.26

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Population density: 100 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Sunman.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Adams township include: Saint Stephens Church, Freewill Church.

Cemetery: Little Memory Church.

Creek: Western Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Adams township:	0.0%
State:	3.1%

58% of Adams township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 570
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 65
South: 6
West: 12

Adams township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 253
One, attached: 11
3 or 4: 8
5 to 9: 21
10 to 19: 3
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 51

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,800

Housing units in Adams township with a mortgage: 76 (3 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 47
1970 to 1979: 69
1960 to 1969: 30
1950 to 1959: 30
1940 to 1949: 16
1939 or earlier: 83

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams township, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 13
4 rooms: 36
5 rooms: 49
6 rooms: 33
7 rooms: 26
8 rooms: 35
9 or more rooms: 26

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 11
5 rooms: 11
6 rooms: 15
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 70
3 bedrooms: 103
4 bedrooms: 35
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 19
3 bedrooms: 18
4 bedrooms: 3
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 57
2 vehicles: 88
3 vehicles: 50
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 5
1 vehicle: 29
2 vehicles: 6
3 vehicles: 3
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Health care (10%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (32%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Adams township:

German (42.8%)
Swedish (13.5%)
Irish (9.1%)
Norwegian (7.7%)
United States or American (5.8%)
Polish (2.9%)
Finnish (1.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 238 (82%)
Carpooled: 30 (10%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 19 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Utility gas (28%)
Wood (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
Electricity (6%)
No fuel used (1%)

99.2% of residents of Adams township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 669

In family households: 577 (146 male householders, 54 female householders)
160 spouses, 193 children (179 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 92 (29 male householders (18 living alone)), 43 female householders (39 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 118 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person, 11 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,092 married couples with children.
159 single-parent households (51 men, 108 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	5.4%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Adams township:

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