Suffield township, Portage County, Ohio (OH)

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Suffield township, OH map Land area: 22.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 6,383 (53% urban, 47% rural)

Males: 3,195	(50.1%)
Females: 3,188	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,383 (5,524 owner occupied, 859 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	31%

Races in Suffield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.3%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.4

Average houshold size: 2.65
Average family size: 3.00

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Population density: 279 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Upson Meacham Cemetery, Suffield East Lawn Cemetery, Saint Michaels Cemetery, North Dyke Cemetery, Springfield Cemetery.

Reservoirs: Mogadore Reservoir, Wingfoot Lake.

Number of foreign born residents: 86 (70% naturalized citizens)

Suffield township:	1.3%
State:	3.0%

78% of Suffield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 5355
Northeast: 329
Midwest: 133
South: 442
West: 60

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,800

Suffield township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,106
One, attached: 86
Two: 232
3 or 4: 11
5 to 9: 11
Mobile homes: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $187,500

Housing units in Suffield township with a mortgage: 1,191 (141 second mortgage, 286 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 630

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 62
1995 to 1998: 106
1990 to 1994: 170
1980 to 1989: 238
1970 to 1979: 571
1960 to 1969: 616
1950 to 1959: 335
1940 to 1949: 99
1939 or earlier: 281

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 129
5 rooms: 347
6 rooms: 441
7 rooms: 478
8 rooms: 321
9 or more rooms: 302

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 150
5 rooms: 122
6 rooms: 43
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 37
2 bedrooms: 209
3 bedrooms: 1,266
4 bedrooms: 448
5 or more bedrooms: 74

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 44
2 bedrooms: 259
3 bedrooms: 69
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 53
1 vehicle: 266
2 vehicles: 967
3 vehicles: 485
4 vehicles: 191
5 or more vehicles: 72

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

no vehicle: 47
1 vehicle: 142
2 vehicles: 135
3 vehicles: 34
4 vehicles: 14
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Financial managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Suffield township:

German (23.9%)
English (11.9%)
Italian (10.3%)
United States or American (8.4%)
Irish (7.1%)
French (except Basque) (6.0%)
Hungarian (4.0%)

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

Germany (31%)
Other Northern Europe (16%)
Hungary (15%)
Korea (15%)
Greece (8%)
Yugoslavia (8%)
Panama (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,987 (93%)
Carpooled: 108 (3%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 8 (0%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 95 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (63%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
Electricity (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)

97.5% of residents of Suffield township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,413

In family households: 5,788 (1,647 male householders, 289 female householders)
1,704 spouses, 1,950 children (1,813 natural, 62 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 64 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 30 other relatives, 66 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 625 (240 male householders (181 living alone)), 265 female householders (237 living alone)), 120 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 894 2-persons, 411 3-persons, 404 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 58 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 418 1-person, 59 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

1,194 married couples with children.
186 single-parent households (59 men, 127 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68

Here:	10.4%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 92

Here:	22.1%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	2.4%
Ohio:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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