Beaver township, Newton County, Indiana (IN)

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Beaver township, IN map Land area: 40.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,667 (all rural)

Males: 831	(49.9%)
Females: 836	(50.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,667 (1,247 owner occupied, 420 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	29%

Races in Beaver township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 39.4

Average houshold size: 2.50
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 41 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	10.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Morocco.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 10 (20% naturalized citizens)

Beaver township:	0.6%
State:	3.1%

66% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 1209
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 331
South: 95
West: 32

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,700

Beaver township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 626
One, attached: 8
Two: 42
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 47

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 263 (14 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 152

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 22
1990 to 1994: 27
1980 to 1989: 47
1970 to 1979: 101
1960 to 1969: 52
1950 to 1959: 119
1940 to 1949: 100
1939 or earlier: 257

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 60
5 rooms: 110
6 rooms: 147
7 rooms: 98
8 rooms: 56
9 or more rooms: 21

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 22
4 rooms: 43
5 rooms: 39
6 rooms: 41
7 rooms: 22
8 rooms: 1
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 142
3 bedrooms: 252
4 bedrooms: 69
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 35
2 bedrooms: 66
3 bedrooms: 72
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 13
1 vehicle: 132
2 vehicles: 222
3 vehicles: 84
4 vehicles: 27
5 or more vehicles: 14

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 107
2 vehicles: 54
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:

German (28.6%)
English (11.9%)
Irish (11.0%)
United States or American (10.8%)
Polish (6.5%)
Swedish (4.2%)
French (except Basque) (4.1%)

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

Mexico (60%)
Japan (20%)
Guatemala (20%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 588 (76%)
Carpooled: 127 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (1%)
Walked: 24 (3%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 15 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (67%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Electricity (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (1%)

97.3% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,695

In family households: 1,441 (391 male householders, 81 female householders)
384 spouses, 460 children (394 natural, 25 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 40 other relatives, 37 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 254 (100 male householders (76 living alone)), 119 female householders (112 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 209 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 188 1-person, 31 2-persons.

313 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (30 men, 39 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	3.0%
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: 10

Here:	29.4%
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)

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