Cass township, LaPorte County, Indiana (IN)

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Cass township, IN map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,677 (all rural)

Males: 845	(50.4%)
Females: 832	(49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,677 (1,429 owner occupied, 248 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	29%

Races in Cass township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 39.4

Average houshold size: 2.62
Average family size: 2.96

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Population density: 46 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.8%
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: Wanatah.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Cass township: Saint Johns Church.

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (31% naturalized citizens)

Cass township:	0.8%
State:	3.1%

69% of Cass township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 1312
Northeast: 39
Midwest: 173
South: 94
West: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $156,300

Cass township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%

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: 625
One, attached: 6
Two: 9
5 to 9: 4
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $57,500

Housing units in Cass township with a mortgage: 287 (22 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 46
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 46
1970 to 1979: 102
1960 to 1969: 67
1950 to 1959: 72
1940 to 1949: 44
1939 or earlier: 226

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 37
5 rooms: 121
6 rooms: 153
7 rooms: 110
8 rooms: 58
9 or more rooms: 60

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 12
5 rooms: 24
6 rooms: 14
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 113
3 bedrooms: 329
4 bedrooms: 75
5 or more bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 26
3 bedrooms: 31
4 bedrooms: 15
5 or more bedrooms: 3

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 114
2 vehicles: 230
3 vehicles: 137
4 vehicles: 33
5 or more vehicles: 14

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

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 23
2 vehicles: 54
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Public administration (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cass township:

German (39.1%)
Irish (11.2%)
United States or American (8.5%)
English (8.4%)
Polish (8.1%)
Dutch (3.2%)
Italian (2.7%)

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

Poland (54%)
Austria (15%)
Russia (15%)
Other South Central Asia (15%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 709 (83%)
Carpooled: 63 (7%)
Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
Railroad: 3 (0%)
Walked: 29 (3%)
Worked at home: 45 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Electricity (4%)
Wood (2%)

96.5% of residents of Cass township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,654

In family households: 1,472 (408 male householders, 56 female householders)
409 spouses, 534 children (453 natural, 27 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 4 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 182 (76 male householders (52 living alone)), 68 female householders (66 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 206 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 21 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

328 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (20 men, 30 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	4.7%
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: 14

Here:	26.4%
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 Cass township:

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