Bearcreek township, Jay County, Indiana (IN)

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Bearcreek township, IN map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,368 (all rural)

Males: 707	(51.7%)
Females: 661	(48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,368 (1,206 owner occupied, 162 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	29%

Races in Bearcreek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.2%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Asian: 1.0%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 28.7
Median age of females: 30.3

Average houshold size: 3.28
Average family size: 3.74

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Population density: 38 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	20.7%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Bryant.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Borris Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tri Run, Deer Creek.

72% of Bearcreek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 1213
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 172
South: 27
West: 14

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000

Bearcreek township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 408
Mobile homes: 45

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000

Housing units in Bearcreek township with a mortgage: 139 (25 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 39
1980 to 1989: 66
1970 to 1979: 38
1960 to 1969: 43
1950 to 1959: 29
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 220

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 51
5 rooms: 77
6 rooms: 113
7 rooms: 61
8 rooms: 56
9 or more rooms: 11

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 5
5 rooms: 0
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 28
8 rooms: 27
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 99
3 bedrooms: 195
4 bedrooms: 52
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bearcreek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 5
3 bedrooms: 29
4 bedrooms: 26
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 55
1 vehicle: 38
2 vehicles: 164
3 vehicles: 99
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 32
3 vehicles: 17
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (23%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Computer and electronic products (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Health care (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Carpenters (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Cashiers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bearcreek township:

German (31.5%)
United States or American (25.9%)
Pennsylvania German (15.4%)
Swiss (7.5%)
Irish (4.9%)
English (2.9%)
French (except Basque) (1.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 433 (74%)
Carpooled: 126 (22%)
Walked: 14 (2%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
Wood (15%)
Electricity (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Coal or coke (2%)

76.2% of residents of Bearcreek township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
23.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,430

In family households: 1,333 (348 male householders, 18 female householders)
319 spouses, 620 children (590 natural, 7 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 97 (38 male householders (32 living alone)), 50 female householders (48 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 145 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 5 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

449 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (13 men, 24 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84

Here:	34.1%
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)

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