Bolivar township, Benton County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,310 (all rural)
Males: 649 | (49.5%) |
Females: 661 | (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,310 (918 owner occupied, 392 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 30% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Bolivar township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 33.4
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.60
Bolivar township: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
Bolivar township: | $47,985 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $508 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,888 (it was $76,100 in 2000)
: | $83,888 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 5.6% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 1.9% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Otterbein.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Otterbein Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Griffin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Little Pine Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Bolivar township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 630
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 79
- South: 14
- West: 17
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 259
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 50
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Bolivar township with a mortgage: 53 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bolivar township:
- German (28.7%)
- Swedish (18.9%)
- Finnish (10.1%)
- Norwegian (9.0%)
- United States or American (7.2%)
- Polish (6.5%)
- English (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 292 (80%)
- Carpooled: 39 (11%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 12 (3%)
- Worked at home: 19 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Wood (22%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.9% of residents of Bolivar township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 755- In family households: 692 (175 male householders, 37 female householders)
206 spouses, 246 children (230 natural, 3 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (31 male householders (23 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons,
266 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (27 men, 74 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 6.7% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here: | 10.2% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |