Atwater township, Portage County, Ohio (OH)

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Atwater township, OH map Land area: 25.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,762 (all rural)

Males: 1,386	(50.2%)
Females: 1,376	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,762 (2,397 owner occupied, 365 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	31%

Races in Atwater township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 37.5

Average houshold size: 2.78
Average family size: 3.12

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Population density: 107 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Old German Cemetery.

Reservoir: Schultz Lake.

66% of Atwater township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 2354
Northeast: 77
Midwest: 52
South: 248
West: 27

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $115,000

Atwater township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 767
One, attached: 26
Two: 39
3 or 4: 5
Mobile homes: 199

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,100

Housing units in Atwater township with a mortgage: 415 (57 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 109
1990 to 1994: 50
1980 to 1989: 70
1970 to 1979: 172
1960 to 1969: 149
1950 to 1959: 65
1940 to 1949: 59
1939 or earlier: 336

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Atwater township, Ohio:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 57
5 rooms: 179
6 rooms: 240
7 rooms: 190
8 rooms: 78
9 or more rooms: 108

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atwater township, Ohio:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 37
5 rooms: 28
6 rooms: 19
7 rooms: 33
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 6

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 29
2 bedrooms: 109
3 bedrooms: 485
4 bedrooms: 193
5 or more bedrooms: 47

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atwater township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 61
3 bedrooms: 43
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 6

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

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 192
2 vehicles: 305
3 vehicles: 183
4 vehicles: 108
5 or more vehicles: 58

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 71
2 vehicles: 33
3 vehicles: 20
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (12%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Atwater township:

German (32.5%)
United States or American (11.3%)
English (10.6%)
Irish (8.1%)
Italian (6.8%)
Polish (5.5%)
Dutch (4.8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,247 (87%)
Carpooled: 116 (8%)
Walked: 25 (2%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 20 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Electricity (16%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (1%)

98.8% of residents of Atwater township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,762

In family households: 2,473 (640 male householders, 128 female householders)
661 spouses, 899 children (773 natural, 17 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 48 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 289 (139 male householders (106 living alone)), 83 female householders (63 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 305 2-persons, 174 3-persons, 174 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 169 1-person, 39 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

555 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (25 men, 84 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29

Here:	8.6%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	2.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	8.5%
Ohio:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

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