Blue River township, Harrison County, Indiana (IN)

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Blue River township, IN map Land area: 38.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,923 (all rural)

Males: 955	(49.7%)
Females: 968	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,919 (1,665 owner occupied, 254 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	29%

Races in Blue River township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 37.0

Average houshold size: 2.68
Average family size: 3.12

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Population density: 50 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Blue River township include: Blue River Church, Mount Tabor Church.

Cemeteries: Mount Zion Cemetery, Boston Cemetery, Breedlove Cemetery, Reno Cemetery.

Creek: Baldy Creek.

71% of Blue River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 1129
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 33
South: 750
West: 37

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Blue River township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 546
One, attached: 5
Two: 10
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 18
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 176

Median worth of mobile homes: $43,300

Housing units in Blue River township with a mortgage: 211 (25 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 69
1990 to 1994: 45
1980 to 1989: 241
1970 to 1979: 168
1960 to 1969: 43
1950 to 1959: 47
1940 to 1949: 41
1939 or earlier: 105

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blue River township, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 20
4 rooms: 108
5 rooms: 165
6 rooms: 146
7 rooms: 83
8 rooms: 43
9 or more rooms: 52

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue River township, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 36
4 rooms: 43
5 rooms: 16
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 1
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blue River township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 30
2 bedrooms: 178
3 bedrooms: 334
4 bedrooms: 56
5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue River township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 41
3 bedrooms: 13
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 21
1 vehicle: 115
2 vehicles: 251
3 vehicles: 171
4 vehicles: 33
5 or more vehicles: 26

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

no vehicle: 18
1 vehicle: 58
2 vehicles: 21
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Blue River township:

United States or American (25.9%)
German (24.3%)
English (18.2%)
Irish (7.1%)
French (except Basque) (4.8%)
Scotch-Irish (3.4%)
European (2.3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 744 (80%)
Carpooled: 113 (12%)
Walked: 9 (1%)
Other means: 18 (2%)
Worked at home: 44 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Utility gas (17%)
Wood (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

96.3% of residents of Blue River township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,009

In family households: 1,767 (413 male householders, 161 female householders)
428 spouses, 628 children (601 natural, 14 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 29 other relatives, 52 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 242 (103 male householders (74 living alone)), 83 female householders (78 living alone)), 56 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 274 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 152 1-person, 26 2-persons, 6 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

372 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (30 men, 68 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	8.8%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	11.9%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	2.7%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Blue River township:

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