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Boone township, Harrison County, Indiana (IN)

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Boone township, IN map Land area: 47.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,217 (all rural)

Males: 631  (51.8%)
Females: 586  (48.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,217 (1,080 owner occupied, 137 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  11%
State:  29%


Races in Boone township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 0.6%
  • Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 38.4

Average houshold size: 2.63
Average family size: 3.06

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Population density: 26 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  6.7%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.2%

Cities in this township include: Laconia.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Boone township include: Union Chapel, Rehoboth Church.

Cemeteries: King Cemetery, Kinser Cemetery, Brown Cemetery, Stephens Cemetery, Stallings Cemetery, Crosie Cemetery, Crown Hill Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Run.

Number of foreign born residents: 28 (75% naturalized citizens)

Boone township:  2.3%
State:  3.1%

72% of Boone township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Indiana.


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

  • This state: 673
  • Northeast: 35
  • Midwest: 73
  • South: 368
  • West: 35

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500

Boone township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%

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

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 395
  • Mobile homes: 105

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,700


Housing units in Boone township with a mortgage: 115 (11 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 21
  • 1995 to 1998: 19
  • 1990 to 1994: 57
  • 1980 to 1989: 109
  • 1970 to 1979: 66
  • 1960 to 1969: 53
  • 1950 to 1959: 33
  • 1940 to 1949: 12
  • 1939 or earlier: 130


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone township, Indiana:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 20
  • 4 rooms: 85
  • 5 rooms: 94
  • 6 rooms: 92
  • 7 rooms: 45
  • 8 rooms: 39
  • 9 or more rooms: 33


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone township, Indiana:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 23
  • 6 rooms: 11
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 5


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boone township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 37
  • 2 bedrooms: 150
  • 3 bedrooms: 173
  • 4 bedrooms: 43
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 14


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 31
  • 3 bedrooms: 32
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Boone township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 25
  • 1 vehicle: 85
  • 2 vehicles: 123
  • 3 vehicles: 133
  • 4 vehicles: 46
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5


Cars and other vehicles available in Boone township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 31
  • 2 vehicles: 32
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (20%)
  • Chemicals (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Top executives (11%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Lawyers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Boone township:
  • German (36.7%)
  • United States or American (19.9%)
  • Irish (11.2%)
  • English (6.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (5.1%)
  • European (2.2%)
  • Italian (2.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Philippines (46%)
  • Japan (29%)
  • Guatemala (25%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 440 (72%)
  • Carpooled: 98 (16%)
  • Worked at home: 69 (11%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Utility gas (3%)

98.7% of residents of Boone township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 1,212
  • In family households: 1,073 (326 male householders, 60 female householders)
    320 spouses, 318 children (274 natural, 22 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 5 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 139 (67 male householders (51 living alone)), 54 female householders (47 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 220 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 23 2-persons.

263 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (18 men, 24 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here:  15.2%
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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