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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

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Average household size: 2.50

Beaver township:

2.5 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.08

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,606 ($34,323 in 1999)
This township:

$39,606
Indiana:

$47,966

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $388 (lower quartile is $284, upper quartile is $482)
Here:

$388
State:

$534

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $103,124 (it was $72,400 in 2000)
Beaver township:

$103,124
Indiana:

$125,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,860 - $137,917

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $117,516
Here:

$117,516
State:

$160,080

Mobile homes: $17,903
Here:

$17,903
State:

$33,761
Population density: 41 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

10.3%
Whole state:

9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

4.1%
Whole state:

4.2%

Cities in this township include: Morocco.

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

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Beaver township:

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