Lake township, Wood County, Ohio (OH)

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Lake township, OH map Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 10,350 (74% urban, 26% rural)

Males: 5,006	(48.4%)
Females: 5,344	(51.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 10,342 (8,302 owner occupied, 2,040 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

Races in Lake township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
Black: 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 3.1%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 40.2

Average houshold size: 2.48
Average family size: 2.93

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Population density: 299 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Walbridge, Millbury.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Lake township: Zion Church.

Cemetery: Lake Cemetery.

Creek: Little Cedar Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 100 (52% naturalized citizens)

Lake township:	1.0%
State:	3.0%

60% of Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 8662
Northeast: 184
Midwest: 603
South: 677
West: 109

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,200

Lake township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,855
One, attached: 143
Two: 220
3 or 4: 103
5 to 9: 241
10 to 19: 48
20 to 49: 9
50 or more: 25
Mobile homes: 676
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,900

Housing units in Lake township with a mortgage: 1,667 (176 second mortgage, 407 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 812

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 59
1995 to 1998: 265
1990 to 1994: 192
1980 to 1989: 551
1970 to 1979: 983
1960 to 1969: 671
1950 to 1959: 756
1940 to 1949: 299
1939 or earlier: 589

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 18
3 rooms: 45
4 rooms: 403
5 rooms: 743
6 rooms: 869
7 rooms: 650
8 rooms: 300
9 or more rooms: 284

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 39
3 rooms: 128
4 rooms: 292
5 rooms: 247
6 rooms: 99
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 32
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 45
2 bedrooms: 832
3 bedrooms: 1,940
4 bedrooms: 387
5 or more bedrooms: 108

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake township:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 172
2 bedrooms: 428
3 bedrooms: 232
4 bedrooms: 19
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 157
1 vehicle: 956
2 vehicles: 1,449
3 vehicles: 476
4 vehicles: 193
5 or more vehicles: 81

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

no vehicle: 38
1 vehicle: 445
2 vehicles: 290
3 vehicles: 64
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 7

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lake township:

German (34.3%)
United States or American (14.2%)
Irish (8.2%)
English (6.5%)
Polish (6.0%)
French (except Basque) (4.9%)
Italian (3.4%)

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

United Kingdom (30%)
Canada (18%)
Poland (17%)
Germany (13%)
Other Western Asia (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Jamaica (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,565 (91%)
Carpooled: 332 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
Walked: 16 (0%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 69 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (69%)
Electricity (13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

95.6% of residents of Lake township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,342

In family households: 9,011 (2,386 male householders, 637 female householders)
2,423 spouses, 3,107 children (2,820 natural, 60 adopted, 227 stepchildren), 96 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 102 other relatives, 174 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,331 (525 male householders (425 living alone)), 637 female householders (595 living alone)), 169 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,421 2-persons, 695 3-persons, 556 4-persons, 231 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,020 1-person, 128 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

1,772 married couples with children.
611 single-parent households (182 men, 429 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 69

Here:	5.8%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

Here:	3.0%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55

Here:	12.1%
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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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lake township:

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