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Freedom township, Portage County, Ohio (OH)

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Freedom township, OH map Land area: 23.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,751 (all rural)

Males: 1,393  (50.6%)
Females: 1,358  (49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,751 (2,442 owner occupied, 309 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  11%
State:  31%


Races in Freedom township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
  • Black: 0.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 36.8

Average houshold size: 2.77
Average family size: 3.10

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Population density: 115 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  3.1%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Freedom township: Freedom Congregational Church.

Cemeteries: Drakesburg Cemetery, Freedom West Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 41 (100% naturalized citizens)

Freedom township:  1.5%
State:  3.0%

73% of Freedom 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, 75% lived in Ohio.


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

  • This state: 2133
  • Northeast: 185
  • Midwest: 53
  • South: 351
  • West: 3
Freedom township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 724
  • One, attached: 17
  • Two: 33
  • Mobile homes: 287

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,200


Housing units in Freedom township with a mortgage: 322 (30 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 173



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 53
  • 1995 to 1998: 151
  • 1990 to 1994: 42
  • 1980 to 1989: 173
  • 1970 to 1979: 151
  • 1960 to 1969: 162
  • 1950 to 1959: 76
  • 1940 to 1949: 33
  • 1939 or earlier: 220


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Freedom township, Ohio:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 60
  • 5 rooms: 251
  • 6 rooms: 195
  • 7 rooms: 188
  • 8 rooms: 120
  • 9 or more rooms: 45


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom township, Ohio:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 26
  • 4 rooms: 43
  • 5 rooms: 24
  • 6 rooms: 42
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Freedom township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 139
  • 3 bedrooms: 544
  • 4 bedrooms: 158
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 97
  • 3 bedrooms: 38
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 236
  • 2 vehicles: 381
  • 3 vehicles: 136
  • 4 vehicles: 82
  • 5 or more vehicles: 26


Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 53
  • 2 vehicles: 36
  • 3 vehicles: 21
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 5 or more vehicles: 17


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Freedom township:
  • German (25.5%)
  • United States or American (24.6%)
  • Irish (9.2%)
  • Italian (6.2%)
  • English (5.8%)
  • Polish (4.8%)
  • Czech (3.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Other Western Asia (32%)
  • Germany (22%)
  • Honduras (20%)
  • Poland (17%)
  • El Salvador (10%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,204 (88%)
  • Carpooled: 122 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 9 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 28 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Wood (1%)

97.7% of residents of Freedom township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 2,796
  • In family households: 2,530 (633 male householders, 176 female householders)
    659 spouses, 858 children (749 natural, 35 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 50 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 266 (133 male householders (123 living alone)), 96 female householders (68 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 329 2-persons, 223 3-persons, 140 4-persons, 79 5-persons, 38 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 191 1-person, 38 2-persons.

550 married couples with children.
114 single-parent households (40 men, 74 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
Here:  7.4%
Ohio:  14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:  5.2%
Ohio:  10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
Here:  42.6%
Ohio:  23.4%



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