Baker township, Morgan County, Indiana (IN)

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Baker township, IN map Land area: 15.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 747 (all rural)

Males: 363	(48.6%)
Females: 384	(51.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 747 (682 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	29%

Races in Baker township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 35.5

Average houshold size: 2.98
Average family size: 3.31

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Population density: 48 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	7.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Baker township include: Zion Hill Church, New Salem Church.

Cemetery: Sodom Cemetery.

Reservoir: Paragon Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buckner Branch.

66% of Baker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 576
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 26
South: 15
West: 0

Baker township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 200
Mobile homes: 17

Housing units in Baker township with a mortgage: 56 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 44
1980 to 1989: 19
1970 to 1979: 29
1960 to 1969: 26
1950 to 1959: 26
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 73

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 10
6 rooms: 68
7 rooms: 39
8 rooms: 27
9 or more rooms: 26

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 18
5 rooms: 20
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 9
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 35
3 bedrooms: 69
4 bedrooms: 57
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 27
3 bedrooms: 20
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 42
2 vehicles: 51
3 vehicles: 49
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 17

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 18
2 vehicles: 29
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Mining (7%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (26%)
Health care (26%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Utilities (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Art and design workers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Child care workers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Baker township:

United States or American (34.5%)
German (25.6%)
Irish (14.8%)
English (6.4%)
Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
British (2.0%)
French (except Basque) (2.0%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 251 (90%)
Carpooled: 29 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
Electricity (18%)
Wood (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

94.7% of residents of Baker township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 72% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 628

In family households: 553 (116 male householders, 33 female householders)
137 spouses, 219 children (210 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 75 (52 male householders (36 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 19 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 16 2-persons.

183 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (10 men, 9 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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: 17

Here:	100.0%
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 Baker township:

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