Lewis township, Brown County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 42.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 2,362 (all rural)
Males: 1,187 | (50.3%) |
Females: 1,175 | (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,362 (2,001 owner occupied, 361 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Lewis township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 34.3
Median age of females: 34.0
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Average household size: 2.84
Lewis township: | 2.8 people |
Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
Lewis township: | $42,751 |
Ohio: | $48,081 |
Here: | $452 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,921 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
: | $112,921 |
Ohio: | $127,000 |
Population density: 55 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 14.1% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This township: | 5.2% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Higginsport.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lewis township: Buttermilk Falls Golf Course (A), Clarkson Dairy Farm (B), Brown County Infirmary (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lewis township include: Eden Church (A), Shinkles Ridge Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sallee Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Shinkle Ridge Cemetery (3), Hard Scrabble Cemetery (4), Eden Cemetery (5), Bartlow Cemetery (6), Rose Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Brodie Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miranda Run (A), Middle Branch Bullskin Creek (B), Donalds Creek (C), East Branch Bullskin Creek (D), Boat Run (E), Moon Hollow Run (F), Hog Run (G), Cochran Run (H), Patterson Hollow Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Lewis township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2025
- Northeast: 30
- Midwest: 49
- South: 240
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 594
- Two: 13
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 284
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,900
Housing units in Lewis township with a mortgage: 214 (13 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 125
- Construction (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Public administration (22%)
- Health care (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lewis township:
- United States or American (30.9%)
- German (30.2%)
- Irish (12.1%)
- English (8.5%)
- Scottish (2.8%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- Serbian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 676 (78%)
- Carpooled: 106 (12%)
- Walked: 37 (4%)
- Other means: 9 (1%)
- Worked at home: 37 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.0% of residents of Lewis township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,358- In family households: 2,163 (511 male householders, 137 female householders)
498 spouses, 769 children (683 natural, 13 adopted, 73 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 77 other relatives, 76 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 195 (73 male householders (63 living alone)), 105 female householders (94 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 237 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 84 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 157 1-person, 21 2-persons,
527 married couples with children.
95 single-parent households (37 men, 58 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Here: | 4.5% |
Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here: | 7.4% |
Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here: | 44.8% |
Ohio: | 23.4% |