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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%



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