Black township, Posey County, Indiana (IN)

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Black township, IN map Land area: 87.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population: 10,288 (76% urban, 24% rural)

Males: 5,020	(48.8%)
Females: 5,268	(51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 10,153 (7,879 owner occupied, 2,274 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Races in Black township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
Black: 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 38.5

Average houshold size: 2.51
Average family size: 2.99

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Population density: 118 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.0%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Mount Vernon.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Black township include: Mount Pleasant Church, Zoar Church.

Cemeteries: Belle Fontaine Cemetery, Black Cemetery, Moore Cemetery, Saint Matthews Cemetery, Saint Johns Cemetery, Dunn Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Old River, Pitcher Creek, Big Creek, Cypress Slough, Alexander Creek, Smith Creek, Little Chain Cutoff.

Number of foreign born residents: 85 (28% naturalized citizens)

Black township:	0.8%
State:	3.1%

58% of Black township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 7531
Northeast: 225
Midwest: 1245
South: 1016
West: 212

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,900

Black township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%

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

People in group quarters in Black township, Indiana

75 people in nursing homes
57 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,347
One, attached: 13
Two: 114
3 or 4: 104
5 to 9: 192
10 to 19: 42
20 to 49: 46
50 or more: 82
Mobile homes: 446

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,900

Housing units in Black township with a mortgage: 1,675 (247 second mortgage, 259 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 907

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 184
1990 to 1994: 266
1980 to 1989: 550
1970 to 1979: 923
1960 to 1969: 729
1950 to 1959: 455
1940 to 1949: 274
1939 or earlier: 968

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 46
4 rooms: 336
5 rooms: 760
6 rooms: 757
7 rooms: 511
8 rooms: 300
9 or more rooms: 336

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 49
3 rooms: 247
4 rooms: 324
5 rooms: 222
6 rooms: 109
7 rooms: 42
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 71
2 bedrooms: 713
3 bedrooms: 1,642
4 bedrooms: 536
5 or more bedrooms: 90

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Black township:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 330
2 bedrooms: 423
3 bedrooms: 223
4 bedrooms: 21
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 126
1 vehicle: 552
2 vehicles: 1,576
3 vehicles: 573
4 vehicles: 180
5 or more vehicles: 45

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

no vehicle: 204
1 vehicle: 534
2 vehicles: 227
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Plastics and rubber products (24%)
Construction (9%)
Chemicals (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Petroleum and coal products (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Black township:

German (37.8%)
United States or American (18.9%)
English (13.0%)
Irish (7.7%)
French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Dutch (1.4%)
Scottish (1.2%)

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

Germany (20%)
South Africa (20%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Ireland (8%)
Dominican Republic (8%)
Chile (8%)
Philippines (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,059 (87%)
Carpooled: 362 (8%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 109 (2%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 115 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (62%)
Electricity (30%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in Black township, Indiana

75 people in nursing homes
57 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in religious group quarters

97.8% of residents of Black township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,207

In family households: 8,912 (2,295 male householders, 659 female householders)
2,433 spouses, 3,171 children (2,786 natural, 111 adopted, 274 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 50 other relatives, 105 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,295 (415 male householders (345 living alone)), 721 female householders (658 living alone)), 159 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 135 (132 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,310 2-persons, 700 3-persons, 628 4-persons, 214 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,003 1-person, 111 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

1,938 married couples with children.
592 single-parent households (137 men, 455 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 137

Here:	10.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39

Here:	6.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53

Here:	15.2%
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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