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Cheshire township, OH map Land area: 30.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,259 (17% urban, 83% rural)
Males: 626  (49.7%)
Females: 633  (50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,259 (999 owner occupied, 260 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

31%


Races in Cheshire township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
  • Black: 0.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.7

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Average household size: 2.57

Cheshire township:

2.6 people
Ohio:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.01

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,319 ($33,558 in 1999)
This township:

$39,319
Ohio:

$47,987

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $338 (lower quartile is $248, upper quartile is $406)
Here:

$338
State:

$524

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $101,057 (it was $69,600 in 2000)
Cheshire township:

$101,057
Ohio:

$140,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,691 - $131,730

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $102,548
Here:

$102,548
State:

$174,862

Mobile homes: $27,101
Here:

$27,101
State:

$32,066
Population density: 41 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

11.0%
Whole state:

10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

5.4%
Whole state:

4.8%

Cities in this township include: Cheshire.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Cheshire township include: Enterprise Church (A), Poplar Ridge Church (B), Wesley Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Van Zant Cemetery (1), McCarty Cemetery (2), Roush Cemetery (3), Rife Cemetery (4), Poplar Ridge Cemetery (5), Moore Cemetery (6), Halfhill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bell Lick Run (A), Jessie Creek (B), Stingy Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)

Cheshire township:  0.1%
State:  3.0%

79% of Cheshire township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Ohio.

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

  • This state: 816
  • Northeast: 21
  • Midwest: 26
  • South: 377
  • West: 6

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Cheshire township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 454
  • Two: 3
  • Mobile homes: 134
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,300


Housing units in Cheshire township with a mortgage: 137 (33 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 125

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 34
  • 1995 to 1998: 43
  • 1990 to 1994: 84
  • 1980 to 1989: 80
  • 1970 to 1979: 59
  • 1960 to 1969: 73
  • 1950 to 1959: 53
  • 1940 to 1949: 22
  • 1939 or earlier: 145

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 42
  • 5 rooms: 86
  • 6 rooms: 103
  • 7 rooms: 61
  • 8 rooms: 59
  • 9 or more rooms: 45

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 1
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 34
  • 6 rooms: 21
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 99
  • 3 bedrooms: 216
  • 4 bedrooms: 74
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cheshire township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 25
  • 3 bedrooms: 46
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 10
  • 1 vehicle: 119
  • 2 vehicles: 125
  • 3 vehicles: 86
  • 4 vehicles: 49
  • 5 or more vehicles: 13

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

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 19
  • 2 vehicles: 41
  • 3 vehicles: 18
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Utilities (24%)
  • Construction (20%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Rail transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (5%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cheshire township:

  • United States or American (32.3%)
  • German (17.1%)
  • English (14.5%)
  • Irish (7.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (5.1%)
  • Czechoslovakian (2.6%)
  • Welsh (2.5%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 394 (87%)
  • Carpooled: 31 (7%)
  • Walked: 4 (1%)
  • Other means: 4 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 20 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

99.2% of residents of Cheshire township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,247
  • In family households: 1,163 (317 male householders, 61 female householders)
    300 spouses, 426 children (386 natural, 6 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 84 (30 male householders (29 living alone)), 45 female householders (40 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 149 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 6 2-persons,

247 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (16 men, 55 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
Here:

16.9%
Ohio:

14.2%

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

10.1%
Ohio:

10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here:

5.9%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cheshire township:

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