Canaan township, Wayne County, Ohio (OH)

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Canaan township, OH map Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,736 (41% urban, 59% rural)

Males: 2,406	(50.8%)
Females: 2,330	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,673 (3,867 owner occupied, 806 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	31%

Races in Canaan township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 36.3

Average houshold size: 2.72
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 128 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.9%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Creston, Burbank.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Canaan township include: Canaan Lutheran Church, Chippewa Church of the Brethren.

Cemeteries: Canaan Bend Cemetery, Canaan Cemetery, Canaan Center Cemetery, Shoemaker Cemetery, Cupps Cemetery.

Reservoir: Chippewa Watershed Conservation District Structure Reservoir.

Number of foreign born residents: 41 (54% naturalized citizens)

Canaan township:	0.9%
State:	3.0%

65% of Canaan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 3754
Northeast: 137
Midwest: 113
South: 567
West: 69

Canaan township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,385
One, attached: 29
Two: 89
3 or 4: 25
5 to 9: 20
10 to 19: 12
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 243

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,300

Housing units in Canaan township with a mortgage: 752 (116 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 329

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 210
1990 to 1994: 107
1980 to 1989: 180
1970 to 1979: 336
1960 to 1969: 140
1950 to 1959: 176
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 570

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canaan township, Ohio:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 18
4 rooms: 140
5 rooms: 315
6 rooms: 400
7 rooms: 277
8 rooms: 163
9 or more rooms: 122

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canaan township, Ohio:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 33
4 rooms: 87
5 rooms: 83
6 rooms: 54
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 29
2 bedrooms: 281
3 bedrooms: 863
4 bedrooms: 200
5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canaan township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 45
2 bedrooms: 148
3 bedrooms: 90
4 bedrooms: 19
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 57
1 vehicle: 222
2 vehicles: 683
3 vehicles: 327
4 vehicles: 105
5 or more vehicles: 41

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

no vehicle: 30
1 vehicle: 119
2 vehicles: 106
3 vehicles: 23
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 9

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Food (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Canaan township:

German (29.7%)
United States or American (14.7%)
English (10.4%)
Irish (10.1%)
Italian (5.2%)
Swiss (3.8%)
European (2.6%)

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

United Kingdom (22%)
Korea (20%)
Cuba (20%)
Hungary (12%)
Germany (10%)
India (10%)
Russia (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,941 (86%)
Carpooled: 174 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 49 (2%)
Other means: 13 (1%)
Worked at home: 73 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (63%)
Electricity (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Other fuel (4%)
Wood (3%)

63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.9% of residents of Canaan township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,632

In family households: 4,161 (1,226 male householders, 148 female householders)
1,197 spouses, 1,351 children (1,288 natural, 26 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 41 other relatives, 72 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 471 (215 male householders (168 living alone)), 165 female householders (152 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 63 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 579 2-persons, 319 3-persons, 295 4-persons, 141 5-persons, 40 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 320 1-person, 51 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

980 married couples with children.
143 single-parent households (47 men, 96 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	9.0%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	4.3%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 7

Here:	8.8%
Ohio:	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)

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