Bolivar township, Benton County, Indiana (IN)

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Bolivar township, IN map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,310 (all rural)

Males: 649	(49.5%)
Females: 661	(50.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,310 (918 owner occupied, 392 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	29%

Races in Bolivar township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 2.1%

Median age of males: 33.4
Median age of females: 36.2

Average houshold size: 2.60
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 36 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Otterbein.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

70% of Bolivar township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 630
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 79
South: 14
West: 17

Bolivar township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 259
One, attached: 5
Mobile homes: 50
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500

Housing units in Bolivar township with a mortgage: 53 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 40
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 36
1970 to 1979: 63
1960 to 1969: 36
1950 to 1959: 25
1940 to 1949: 25
1939 or earlier: 47

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 19
4 rooms: 25
5 rooms: 55
6 rooms: 47
7 rooms: 54
8 rooms: 27
9 or more rooms: 19

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 6
5 rooms: 4
6 rooms: 5
7 rooms: 3
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 40
3 bedrooms: 141
4 bedrooms: 44
5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bolivar township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 13
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 52
2 vehicles: 118
3 vehicles: 52
4 vehicles: 22
5 or more vehicles: 6

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 12
2 vehicles: 12
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (26%)
Health care (12%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Child care workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bolivar township:

German (28.7%)
Swedish (18.9%)
Finnish (10.1%)
Norwegian (9.0%)
United States or American (7.2%)
Polish (6.5%)
English (3.4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 292 (80%)
Carpooled: 39 (11%)
Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
Walked: 12 (3%)
Worked at home: 19 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
Wood (22%)
Electricity (7%)
Utility gas (2%)

97.9% of residents of Bolivar township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 755

In family households: 692 (175 male householders, 37 female householders)
206 spouses, 246 children (230 natural, 3 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 63 (31 male householders (23 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

266 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (27 men, 74 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	6.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

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

Here:	10.2%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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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