Busseron township, Knox County, Indiana (IN)

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Busseron township, IN map Land area: 51.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,385 (all rural)

Males: 683	(49.3%)
Females: 702	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,345 (1,080 owner occupied, 265 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

Races in Busseron township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 39.9

Average houshold size: 2.46
Average family size: 2.88

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Population density: 27 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Oaktown.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Ocheltree Cemetery, Charley Cemetery.

Lakes: Maria Pond, Grays Pond.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cotton Branch.

84% of Busseron township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% 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: 76
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 14
South: 4
West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

Busseron township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

40 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 34

Housing units in Busseron township with a mortgage: 8 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 7
1960 to 1969: 4
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 19

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 6
4 bedrooms: 17
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 12
3 vehicles: 14
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Mining (6%)
Construction (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (37%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Busseron township:

German (51.6%)
Norwegian (27.4%)
Czech (6.5%)
Dutch (6.5%)
Irish (4.8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 31 (65%)
Carpooled: 12 (25%)
Worked at home: 5 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
Electricity (39%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)

40 people in nursing homes

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 96

In family households: 89 (27 male householders, 1 female householders)
23 spouses, 34 children (31 natural, 1 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person.

234 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (9 men, 43 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%

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 Busseron township:

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