Carter township, Spencer County, Indiana (IN)

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Carter township, IN map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,121 (all rural)

Males: 1,516	(48.6%)
Females: 1,605	(51.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,051 (2,484 owner occupied, 567 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

Races in Carter township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.8%
Black: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 5.5%
Two or more races: 0.4%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 36.3

Average houshold size: 2.68
Average family size: 3.21

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Population density: 87 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Santa Claus, Dale.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Carter township: Santa Claus Church.

Cemetery: Richardson Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 125 (9% naturalized citizens)

Carter township:	4.0%
State:	3.1%

71% of Carter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 2581
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 191
South: 246
West: 23

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,400

Carter township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

70 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 850
One, attached: 4
Two: 82
3 or 4: 55
5 to 9: 15
10 to 19: 17
20 to 49: 3
Mobile homes: 161

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,400

Housing units in Carter township with a mortgage: 399 (35 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 235

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 88
1990 to 1994: 74
1980 to 1989: 239
1970 to 1979: 238
1960 to 1969: 143
1950 to 1959: 105
1940 to 1949: 98
1939 or earlier: 186

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 16
4 rooms: 110
5 rooms: 223
6 rooms: 195
7 rooms: 181
8 rooms: 74
9 or more rooms: 70

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 15
3 rooms: 53
4 rooms: 101
5 rooms: 59
6 rooms: 10
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 202
3 bedrooms: 496
4 bedrooms: 153
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 72
2 bedrooms: 129
3 bedrooms: 46
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 1

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

no vehicle: 28
1 vehicle: 167
2 vehicles: 399
3 vehicles: 206
4 vehicles: 41
5 or more vehicles: 30

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

no vehicle: 28
1 vehicle: 127
2 vehicles: 70
3 vehicles: 19
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Furniture and related products (11%)
Construction (11%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (7%)
Mining (6%)
Food (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Furniture and related products (16%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Carter township:

German (51.4%)
United States or American (13.2%)
English (6.9%)
Irish (5.9%)
French (except Basque) (3.8%)
Italian (1.0%)
Dutch (0.7%)

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

Mexico (91%)
Russia (2%)
El Salvador (2%)
Italy (2%)
Canada (2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,310 (78%)
Carpooled: 257 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Walked: 35 (2%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 63 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (64%)
Electricity (25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (3%)

70 people in nursing homes

93.3% of residents of Carter township speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,121

In family households: 2,748 (726 male householders, 128 female householders)
708 spouses, 1,072 children (1,037 natural, 9 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 17 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 373 (123 male householders (89 living alone)), 187 female householders (182 living alone)), 63 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 64 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 354 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 271 1-person, 24 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

672 married couples with children.
126 single-parent households (31 men, 95 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	1.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

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

Here:	1.0%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42

Here:	40.4%
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 Carter township:

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