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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

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Average household size: 2.86

Adams township:

2.9 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.26

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,522 ($34,250 in 1999)
This township:

$39,522
Indiana:

$47,966

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $164 (lower quartile is $125, upper quartile is $515)
Here:

$164
State:

$534

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $135,776 (it was $97,100 in 2000)
Adams township:

$135,776
Indiana:

$125,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,717 - $262,113

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $190,117
Here:

$190,117
State:

$160,080

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,375
Here:

$110,375
State:

$149,441

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $242,061
Here:

$242,061
State:

$192,550

Mobile homes: $38,311
Here:

$38,311
State:

$33,761
Population density: 100 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

7.1%
Whole state:

9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

2.9%
Whole state:

4.2%

Cities in this township include: Sunman.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Adams township include: Saint Stephens Church (A), Freewill Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Little Memory Church (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Western Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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 (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Adams township:

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