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Blue Creek township, Adams County, Indiana (IN)

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Blue Creek township, IN map Land area: 24.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,195 (all rural)

Males: 621  (52.0%)
Females: 574  (48.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,195 (1,098 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  8%
State:  29%


Races in Blue Creek township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
  • Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 18.7
Median age of females: 19.3

Average houshold size: 4.39
Average family size: 4.79

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Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  16.7%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Blue Creek township: Mount Hope Church.

Cemetery: Tricker Cemetery.

80% of Blue Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.


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

  • This state: 1051
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 67
  • South: 8
  • West: 0
Blue Creek township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 275
  • Mobile homes: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000


Housing units in Blue Creek township with a mortgage: 104 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 14
  • 1995 to 1998: 24
  • 1990 to 1994: 19
  • 1980 to 1989: 8
  • 1970 to 1979: 13
  • 1960 to 1969: 47
  • 1950 to 1959: 17
  • 1940 to 1949: 24
  • 1939 or earlier: 120


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blue Creek township, Indiana:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 34
  • 6 rooms: 96
  • 7 rooms: 63
  • 8 rooms: 15
  • 9 or more rooms: 34


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Creek township, Indiana:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 13
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blue Creek township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 40
  • 3 bedrooms: 140
  • 4 bedrooms: 50
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Creek township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 6
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Blue Creek township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 66
  • 1 vehicle: 34
  • 2 vehicles: 62
  • 3 vehicles: 36
  • 4 vehicles: 43
  • 5 or more vehicles: 14


Cars and other vehicles available in Blue Creek township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Warehousing and storage (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Computer and electronic products (19%)
  • Florists (14%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (14%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • U. S. Postal service (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (25%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Top executives (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Financial managers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Assemblers and fabricators (19%)
  • Art and design workers (14%)
  • Customer service representatives (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Blue Creek township:
  • German (32.1%)
  • Pennsylvania German (19.2%)
  • English (15.6%)
  • Swiss (9.4%)
  • United States or American (8.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.0%)
  • Irish (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 251 (60%)
  • Carpooled: 113 (27%)
  • Taxi: 20 (5%)
  • Other means: 23 (6%)
  • Worked at home: 10 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Coal or coke (17%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

70.8% of residents of Blue Creek township speak English at home.
29.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 1,134
  • In family households: 1,077 (216 male householders, 22 female householders)
    226 spouses, 613 children (583 natural, 7 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 57 (22 male householders (12 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 10 2-persons.

559 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (8 men, 6 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 96
Here:  40.7%
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%



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