Grafton township, Lorain County, Ohio (OH)

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Grafton township, OH map Land area: 25.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,722 (1% urban, 99% rural)

Males: 1,409	(51.8%)
Females: 1,313	(48.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,722 (2,498 owner occupied, 224 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	31%

Races in Grafton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
Black: 0.5%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 38.0

Average houshold size: 3.07
Average family size: 3.26

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Population density: 107 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	0.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Grafton Township Hall.

Cemeteries: North Street Cemetery, Aldrich Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (100% naturalized citizens)

Grafton township:	0.3%
State:	3.0%

73% of Grafton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 2215
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 101
South: 227
West: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500

Grafton township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 897
One, attached: 11
Mobile homes: 4

Housing units in Grafton township with a mortgage: 452 (63 second mortgage, 97 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 135

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 34
1995 to 1998: 98
1990 to 1994: 123
1980 to 1989: 89
1970 to 1979: 220
1960 to 1969: 67
1950 to 1959: 70
1940 to 1949: 50
1939 or earlier: 161

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 19
5 rooms: 138
6 rooms: 190
7 rooms: 211
8 rooms: 130
9 or more rooms: 121

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 10
5 rooms: 25
6 rooms: 23
7 rooms: 3
8 rooms: 6
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 53
3 bedrooms: 478
4 bedrooms: 249
5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 23
3 bedrooms: 35
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 24
1 vehicle: 98
2 vehicles: 344
3 vehicles: 236
4 vehicles: 82
5 or more vehicles: 36

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 22
2 vehicles: 24
3 vehicles: 18
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 3

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Metal and metal products (15%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (14%)
Construction (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Top executives (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grafton township:

German (29.9%)
United States or American (12.2%)
Polish (10.9%)
Irish (10.6%)
English (6.5%)
Italian (6.5%)
Slovak (4.2%)

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

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,059 (79%)
Carpooled: 136 (10%)
Motorcycle: 10 (1%)
Walked: 13 (1%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 106 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Utility gas (26%)
Electricity (21%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Wood (4%)
Other fuel (3%)

97.1% of residents of Grafton township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,675

In family households: 2,553 (618 male householders, 160 female householders)
702 spouses, 878 children (780 natural, 19 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 69 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 59 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 122 (61 male householders (43 living alone)), 43 female householders (43 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 329 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 165 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 18 2-persons.

613 married couples with children.
63 single-parent households (36 men, 27 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	6.3%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22

Here:	13.4%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	23.3%
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)

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