Butler township, DeKalb County, Indiana (IN)

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Butler township, IN map Land area: 23.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,805 (all rural)

Males: 920	(51.0%)
Females: 885	(49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,805 (1,631 owner occupied, 174 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Races in Butler township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Asian: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 37.6

Average houshold size: 2.76
Average family size: 3.11

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Population density: 76 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Butler township: Cedar Chapel.

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (100% naturalized citizens)

Butler township:	0.2%
State:	3.1%

71% of Butler township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 249
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 21
South: 4
West: 6

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

Butler township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

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

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 115
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 4

Housing units in Butler township with a mortgage: 36 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 11
1970 to 1979: 14
1960 to 1969: 8
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 13
1939 or earlier: 35

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 4
6 rooms: 22
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 30

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 19
3 bedrooms: 56
4 bedrooms: 21
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 10
2 vehicles: 62
3 vehicles: 28
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 8
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (10%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Top executives (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
Waiters and waitresses (10%)
Cashiers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Special education teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Butler township:

Norwegian (51.4%)
German (26.5%)
Dutch (9.9%)
Irish (3.6%)
English (1.6%)
French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Swedish (1.6%)

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

Korea (50%)
India (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 99 (68%)
Carpooled: 16 (11%)
Bicycle: 6 (4%)
Walked: 6 (4%)
Other means: 3 (2%)
Worked at home: 16 (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Utility gas (27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
Electricity (15%)

99.3% of residents of Butler township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 293

In family households: 257 (79 male householders, 4 female householders)
71 spouses, 103 children (96 natural, 5 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 36 (14 male householders (12 living alone)), 19 female householders (16 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 5 2-persons.

421 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (18 men, 18 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	20.0%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	9.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	33.3%
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 Butler township:

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