Boston township, Wayne County, Indiana (IN)

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Boston township, IN map Land area: 24.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 915 (all rural)

Males: 461	(50.4%)
Females: 454	(49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 915 (815 owner occupied, 100 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	29%

Races in Boston township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.3%
Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 42.7

Average houshold size: 2.48
Average family size: 2.73

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Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.9%
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: Boston.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cream Run, Tea Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (69% naturalized citizens)

Boston township:	1.4%
State:	3.1%

61% of Boston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 567
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 75
South: 10
West: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,000

Boston township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 372
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 53
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,100

Housing units in Boston township with a mortgage: 54 (7 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 20
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 48
1970 to 1979: 107
1960 to 1969: 85
1950 to 1959: 50
1940 to 1949: 30
1939 or earlier: 59

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 15
4 rooms: 48
5 rooms: 42
6 rooms: 52
7 rooms: 24
8 rooms: 26
9 or more rooms: 26

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 15
2 bedrooms: 83
3 bedrooms: 94
4 bedrooms: 37
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boston township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 11
2 bedrooms: 14
3 bedrooms: 4
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 9
1 vehicle: 51
2 vehicles: 108
3 vehicles: 45
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 15
2 vehicles: 19
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Boston township:

Finnish (39.8%)
German (16.8%)
Norwegian (12.7%)
Swedish (5.6%)
Polish (5.4%)
United States or American (5.2%)
Irish (3.0%)

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

Other Northern Europe (46%)
Canada (23%)
Korea (15%)
Other Eastern Africa (15%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 230 (75%)
Carpooled: 53 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Walked: 10 (3%)
Worked at home: 12 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Wood (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Electricity (17%)
Utility gas (5%)

90.2% of residents of Boston township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
8.6% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 686

In family households: 603 (179 male householders, 23 female householders)
173 spouses, 198 children (164 natural, 16 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 83 (57 male householders (55 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 110 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 2 3-persons.

144 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (11 men, 26 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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%

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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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Boston township:

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