Franklin township, Owen County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,155 (all rural)
Males: 604 | (52.3%) |
Females: 551 | (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,155 (1,010 owner occupied, 145 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Franklin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.57
Franklin township: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
Franklin township: | $41,636 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $493 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,402 (it was $82,300 in 2000)
: | $101,402 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 12.1% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 1.2% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Franklin Township Community Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: McIndoo Cemetery (1), Adel Cemetery (2), McKee Cemetery (3), White Cemetery (4), Neeley Cemetery (5), Hicks Cemetery (6), Pryor Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Lick Creek (A), West Fork Creek (B), Jack Creek (C), Goose Creek (D), Fish Creek (E), Mills Creek (F), Mack Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 252
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 43
- South: 7
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 88
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,900
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 64 (8 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (36%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (20%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (12%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (27%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Art and design workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- Norwegian (31.5%)
- German (20.6%)
- Czech (9.7%)
- United States or American (8.6%)
- Scandinavian (5.4%)
- English (5.1%)
- French (except Basque) (5.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 152 (81%)
- Carpooled: 33 (18%)
- Worked at home: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.7% of residents of Franklin township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 325- In family households: 288 (88 male householders, 7 female householders)
93 spouses, 95 children (90 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (18 male householders (13 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
207 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (19 men, 37 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 11.1% |
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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |