Bloomfield township, LaGrange County, Indiana (IN)

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Bloomfield township, IN map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 5,512 (56% urban, 44% rural)

Males: 2,742	(49.7%)
Females: 2,770	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,311 (4,229 owner occupied, 1,082 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

Races in Bloomfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 92.5%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.1
Median age of females: 36.8

Average houshold size: 2.69
Average family size: 3.22

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Population density: 155 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Lagrange.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Bloomfield township include: Plato United Methodist Church, Plato Mennonite Church.

Cemeteries: Hoagland Cemetery, McCoy Cemetery.

Lakes and reservoirs: Pike Marsh, Massassauga Marsh, Weir Lake, Fish Lake, D Marsh South, D Marsh North, Nasby Dam.

Number of foreign born residents: 303 (15% naturalized citizens)

Bloomfield township:	5.5%
State:	3.1%

55% of Bloomfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 3395
Northeast: 73
Midwest: 1152
South: 358
West: 62

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,600

Bloomfield township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

156 people in nursing homes
45 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,418
One, attached: 20
Two: 89
3 or 4: 82
5 to 9: 62
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 59
50 or more: 62
Mobile homes: 285

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,100

Housing units in Bloomfield township with a mortgage: 653 (32 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 324

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 143
1990 to 1994: 196
1980 to 1989: 343
1970 to 1979: 366
1960 to 1969: 191
1950 to 1959: 120
1940 to 1949: 92
1939 or earlier: 601

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 35
4 rooms: 120
5 rooms: 261
6 rooms: 325
7 rooms: 291
8 rooms: 205
9 or more rooms: 158

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

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 37
3 rooms: 141
4 rooms: 100
5 rooms: 89
6 rooms: 83
7 rooms: 35
8 rooms: 29
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 291
3 bedrooms: 729
4 bedrooms: 298
5 or more bedrooms: 64

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield township:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 192
2 bedrooms: 153
3 bedrooms: 163
4 bedrooms: 16
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 102
1 vehicle: 402
2 vehicles: 603
3 vehicles: 157
4 vehicles: 68
5 or more vehicles: 73

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

no vehicle: 92
1 vehicle: 277
2 vehicles: 117
3 vehicles: 34
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Wood products (30%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Construction (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Apparel (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Woodworkers (15%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bloomfield township:

United States or American (23.6%)
German (22.5%)
English (8.4%)
Irish (6.7%)
Dutch (3.4%)
Pennsylvania German (3.0%)
French (except Basque) (2.8%)

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

Mexico (90%)
Philippines (3%)
Germany (3%)
Canada (2%)
El Salvador (1%)
Other Northern Europe (1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,842 (73%)
Carpooled: 492 (19%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 72 (3%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 84 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Electricity (14%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

156 people in nursing homes
45 people in homes for the mentally retarded

84.8% of residents of Bloomfield township speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,165

In family households: 4,494 (1,174 male householders, 227 female householders)
1,123 spouses, 1,589 children (1,471 natural, 10 adopted, 108 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 141 other relatives, 67 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 671 (276 male householders (231 living alone)), 280 female householders (257 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 202 (159 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 603 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 288 4-persons, 146 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 488 1-person, 45 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,175 married couples with children.
260 single-parent households (59 men, 201 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	5.0%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	2.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

Here:	25.4%
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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