Athens township, Harrison County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 25.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 520 (all rural)
| Males: 247 |  (47.5%) |
| Females: 273 |  (52.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 520 (445 owner occupied, 75 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Athens township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.54
| Athens township: | 2.5 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Athens township: | $38,819 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $385 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,074 (it was $58,500 in 2000)
| : | $81,074 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $105,532
Here: $105,532 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $87,050
Here: $87,050 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $33,935
Here: $33,935 State: $104,134
Mobile homes: $24,136
Here: $24,136 State: $36,578
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: New Athens.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Longview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Consolidation Coal Company Pond 0110- (A), Georgetown Plant Upper Supply Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jockey Hollow Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Athens township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 266
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 19
- South: 203
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 161
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 57
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,000
Housing units in Athens township with a mortgage: 59 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Construction (28%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Health care (36%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Extraction workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Cashiers (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Athens township:
- German (22.6%)
- English (19.8%)
- Irish (17.6%)
- Polish (8.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.0%)
- United States or American (4.0%)
- Hungarian (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 166 (85%)
- Carpooled: 25 (13%)
- Other means: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Wood (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
99.4% of residents of Athens township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 505- In family households: 426 (117 male householders, 19 female householders)
124 spouses, 135 children (113 natural, 4 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 6 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (29 male householders (17 living alone)), 33 female householders (33 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 9 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
85 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (10 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |