West township, Columbiana County, Ohio (OH)

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West township, OH map Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 3,351 (19% urban, 81% rural)

Males: 1,700	(50.7%)
Females: 1,651	(49.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,351 (2,786 owner occupied, 565 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	31%

Races in West township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 35.0
Median age of females: 35.2

Average houshold size: 2.87
Average family size: 3.19

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Population density: 96 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.9%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Edwards Cemetery, Chambersburg Cemetery, Plaines Cemetery, New Alexander Cemetery, Moultrie Chapel Cemetery.

Reservoirs: Zepernick Lake, Conser Run Lake, Paradise Lake, Lake P'na, Lake Pina.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Conser Run.

Number of foreign born residents: 10 (100% naturalized citizens)

West township:	0.3%
State:	3.0%

64% of West township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 2938
Northeast: 132
Midwest: 24
South: 159
West: 49

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500

West township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%

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

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 929
One, attached: 7
Two: 57
3 or 4: 14
Mobile homes: 201

Median worth of mobile homes: $49,300

Housing units in West township with a mortgage: 350 (17 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 201

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 129
1990 to 1994: 57
1980 to 1989: 132
1970 to 1979: 277
1960 to 1969: 85
1950 to 1959: 93
1940 to 1949: 28
1939 or earlier: 392

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 47
5 rooms: 237
6 rooms: 234
7 rooms: 261
8 rooms: 86
9 or more rooms: 69

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 44
4 rooms: 28
5 rooms: 65
6 rooms: 48
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 16

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 15
2 bedrooms: 144
3 bedrooms: 565
4 bedrooms: 210
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 36
2 bedrooms: 59
3 bedrooms: 98
4 bedrooms: 30
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 164
2 vehicles: 424
3 vehicles: 196
4 vehicles: 127
5 or more vehicles: 15

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 102
2 vehicles: 85
3 vehicles: 43
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (18%)
Construction (14%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Educational services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in West township:

German (34.0%)
United States or American (12.2%)
English (12.0%)
Irish (8.2%)
Italian (6.1%)
Scotch-Irish (4.5%)
Polish (3.5%)

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

Philippines (90%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,258 (78%)
Carpooled: 147 (9%)
Walked: 25 (2%)
Other means: 28 (2%)
Worked at home: 149 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (31%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Electricity (16%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (2%)

96.1% of residents of West township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,326

In family households: 3,068 (817 male householders, 153 female householders)
812 spouses, 1,086 children (1,026 natural, 10 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 90 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 258 (137 male householders (101 living alone)), 80 female householders (73 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 392 2-persons, 207 3-persons, 223 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 41 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 174 1-person, 43 2-persons.

747 married couples with children.
123 single-parent households (35 men, 88 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 81

Here:	16.5%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	9.3%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	38.6%
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)

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