Anderson township, Perry County, Indiana (IN)

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Anderson township, IN map Land area: 59.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,536 (all rural)

Males: 772	(50.3%)
Females: 764	(49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,536 (1,427 owner occupied, 109 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	29%

Races in Anderson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 35.1

Average houshold size: 2.80
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 26 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	20.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	9.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Anderson township: Saint Josephs Church.

Cemeteries: Hammack Cemetery, Hicks Cemetery, Nixon Cemetery, Niles Cemetery, Terry Cemetery, Mackey Cemetery, Slaughter Cemetery.

Reservoir: Saddle Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Sulphur Creek, Lutgring Branch, Yoho Branch, Sulphur Fork Creek, Brushy Fork, Cooper Branch, Theis Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (67% naturalized citizens)

Anderson township:	0.8%
State:	3.1%

59% of Anderson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 1337
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 151
South: 87
West: 65

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Anderson township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 599
One, attached: 5
Two: 4
3 or 4: 54
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 15
20 to 49: 6
Mobile homes: 72

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,100

Housing units in Anderson township with a mortgage: 134 (8 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 203

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 25
1980 to 1989: 80
1970 to 1979: 164
1960 to 1969: 86
1950 to 1959: 92
1940 to 1949: 73
1939 or earlier: 216

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 48
5 rooms: 125
6 rooms: 111
7 rooms: 110
8 rooms: 50
9 or more rooms: 33

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 35
4 rooms: 65
5 rooms: 47
6 rooms: 25
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 5

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 127
3 bedrooms: 254
4 bedrooms: 85
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anderson township:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 62
2 bedrooms: 81
3 bedrooms: 32
4 bedrooms: 11
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 21
1 vehicle: 138
2 vehicles: 192
3 vehicles: 80
4 vehicles: 28
5 or more vehicles: 22

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

no vehicle: 33
1 vehicle: 102
2 vehicles: 35
3 vehicles: 3
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (18%)
Construction (15%)
Furniture and related products (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Wood products (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Furniture and related products (20%)
Health care (12%)
Public administration (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Anderson township:

United States or American (43.4%)
German (21.8%)
English (7.5%)
Irish (7.3%)
Dutch (2.4%)
Scottish (2.4%)
Scotch-Irish (2.3%)

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

Polynesia (42%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (25%)
Japan (17%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 455 (70%)
Carpooled: 92 (14%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 19 (3%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 75 (12%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (40%)
Electricity (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Wood (7%)

98.1% of residents of Anderson township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,592

In family households: 1,362 (336 male householders, 82 female householders)
353 spouses, 498 children (445 natural, 10 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 5 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 230 (60 male householders (54 living alone)), 161 female householders (161 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 76 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 188 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 215 1-person, 5 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

349 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (22 men, 42 women).

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

Here:	0.4%
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: 6

Here:	26.1%
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 Anderson township:

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