East Union township, Wayne County, Ohio (OH)

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East Union township, OH map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 6,527 (all rural)

Males: 3,298	(50.5%)
Females: 3,229	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,313 (5,086 owner occupied, 1,227 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Races in East Union township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
Black: 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 32.3
Median age of females: 33.2

Average houshold size: 3.03
Average family size: 3.46

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Population density: 183 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.6%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Apple Creek.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Riceland Golf Course.

Church in East Union township: Church of God.

Cemeteries: Weaver Cemetery, East Union Cemetery, Erb Cemetery, Bodine Cemetery, Bott Family Cemetery, Stauffer Cemetery, Fountain Hill Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 47 (72% naturalized citizens)

East Union township:	0.7%
State:	3.0%

65% of East Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 5568
Northeast: 197
Midwest: 124
South: 540
West: 29

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

East Union township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

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

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

214 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,484
One, attached: 81
Two: 141
3 or 4: 44
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 14
50 or more: 1
Mobile homes: 408

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,300

Housing units in East Union township with a mortgage: 815 (74 second mortgage, 145 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 251

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 68
1995 to 1998: 210
1990 to 1994: 170
1980 to 1989: 329
1970 to 1979: 366
1960 to 1969: 344
1950 to 1959: 231
1940 to 1949: 110
1939 or earlier: 353

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Union township, Ohio:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 34
4 rooms: 210
5 rooms: 372
6 rooms: 374
7 rooms: 282
8 rooms: 185
9 or more rooms: 184

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Union township, Ohio:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 37
4 rooms: 130
5 rooms: 132
6 rooms: 84
7 rooms: 31
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Union township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 29
2 bedrooms: 357
3 bedrooms: 815
4 bedrooms: 318
5 or more bedrooms: 127

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Union township:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 55
2 bedrooms: 205
3 bedrooms: 119
4 bedrooms: 52
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 245
1 vehicle: 332
2 vehicles: 644
3 vehicles: 329
4 vehicles: 71
5 or more vehicles: 25

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

no vehicle: 75
1 vehicle: 164
2 vehicles: 135
3 vehicles: 53
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Wood products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Woodworkers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in East Union township:

German (32.4%)
United States or American (20.2%)
English (9.0%)
Swiss (6.8%)
Irish (6.7%)
French (except Basque) (4.2%)
Pennsylvania German (3.7%)

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

Romania (23%)
Germany (17%)
Russia (17%)
United Kingdom (15%)
Canada (13%)
Mexico (11%)
Peru (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,170 (69%)
Carpooled: 430 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 26 (1%)
Walked: 119 (4%)
Other means: 37 (1%)
Worked at home: 344 (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (8%)
Coal or coke (2%)

214 people in homes for the mentally retarded

78.9% of residents of East Union township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
20.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,301

In family households: 5,831 (1,487 male householders, 201 female householders)
1,523 spouses, 2,426 children (2,233 natural, 66 adopted, 127 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 42 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 470 (210 male householders (186 living alone)), 206 female householders (184 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 217 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 665 2-persons, 340 3-persons, 332 4-persons, 153 5-persons, 97 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 370 1-person, 42 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

1,743 married couples with children.
235 single-parent households (76 men, 159 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 359

Here:	38.4%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40

Here:	10.8%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 33

Here:	25.0%
Ohio:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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