Harrison township, Morgan County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 8.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,601 (7% urban, 93% rural)
Males: 841 | (52.5%) |
Females: 760 | (47.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,601 (1,382 owner occupied, 219 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.77
Harrison township: | 2.8 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
Harrison township: | $56,664 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $579 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $135,400 (it was $114,400 in 2000)
: | $135,400 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 185 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 4.0% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Harrison Township Fire Department and Rescue (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Harrison township: Waverly United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), MacKenzie Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Fankboner Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Crooked Creek (A), Bluff Creek (B), Banta Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1127
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 114
- South: 357
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 571
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 367 (92 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 98
- Construction (21%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Lawyers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- German (33.0%)
- English (22.3%)
- United States or American (15.8%)
- Irish (13.3%)
- Italian (3.8%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
- British (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 721 (87%)
- Carpooled: 99 (12%)
- Walked: 11 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,646- In family households: 1,509 (462 male householders, 68 female householders)
456 spouses, 401 children (365 natural, 9 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 14 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 137 (103 male householders (93 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 246 2-persons, 174 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 23 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 10 3-persons,
338 married couples with children.
59 single-parent households (23 men, 36 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
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% |