Plain township, Wayne County, Ohio (OH)

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Plain township, OH map Land area: 41.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,894 (all rural)

Males: 1,464	(50.6%)
Females: 1,430	(49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,851 (2,438 owner occupied, 413 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	31%

Races in Plain township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.6%

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

Average houshold size: 2.82
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 69 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Plain township include: Oak Church, Plain Lutheran Church.

Cemeteries: Blachleyville Cemetery, Jefferson Cemetery, Reedsburg Cemetery, Plain Lutheran Cemetery, Maple Grove Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (0% naturalized citizens)

Plain township:	0.2%
State:	3.0%

62% of Plain township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 2455
Northeast: 90
Midwest: 42
South: 220
West: 70

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Plain township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

27 people in homes for the mentally ill
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 910
Two: 6
5 to 9: 11
Mobile homes: 118

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,800

Housing units in Plain township with a mortgage: 387 (39 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 211

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 118
1990 to 1994: 57
1980 to 1989: 107
1970 to 1979: 224
1960 to 1969: 119
1950 to 1959: 79
1940 to 1949: 32
1939 or earlier: 271

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 20
4 rooms: 55
5 rooms: 197
6 rooms: 233
7 rooms: 196
8 rooms: 74
9 or more rooms: 95

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 23
5 rooms: 20
6 rooms: 43
7 rooms: 20
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 6

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 34
2 bedrooms: 91
3 bedrooms: 568
4 bedrooms: 149
5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plain township:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 37
3 bedrooms: 84
4 bedrooms: 13
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 42
1 vehicle: 109
2 vehicles: 481
3 vehicles: 149
4 vehicles: 55
5 or more vehicles: 34

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

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 38
2 vehicles: 83
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (16%)
Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Plain township:

German (44.0%)
Irish (13.7%)
United States or American (9.3%)
English (8.9%)
French (except Basque) (4.1%)
Italian (2.5%)
Polish (2.5%)

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

United Kingdom (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,210 (85%)
Carpooled: 112 (8%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 11 (1%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 78 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (30%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Electricity (19%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (1%)

27 people in homes for the mentally ill
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded

98.5% of residents of Plain township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,850

In family households: 2,690 (740 male householders, 123 female householders)
728 spouses, 978 children (854 natural, 49 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 17 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 160 (92 male householders (81 living alone)), 61 female householders (61 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 44 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 387 2-persons, 184 3-persons, 171 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 142 1-person, 11 2-persons.

674 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (32 men, 66 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	6.9%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	7.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 10

Here:	14.7%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Plain township:

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