Lake township, Kosciusko County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 23.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,716 (all rural)
| Males: 847 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 869 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,716 (1,421 owner occupied, 295 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.65
| Lake township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Lake township: | $51,221 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $502 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $128,100 (it was $91,500 in 2000)
| : | $128,100 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $181,074
Here: $181,074 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $162,404
Here: $162,404 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $121,058
Here: $121,058 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,128
Here: $106,128 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $220,724
Here: $220,724 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $35,357
Here: $35,357 State: $33,934
| Population density: 74 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Silver Lake.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Lordan Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Lake township include: Center Church (A), West Eel River Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Gospel Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Silver Lake (A), Beigh Lake (B), South Little Lake (C), North Little Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 121
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 8
- South: 11
- West: 1
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 62
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Lake township with a mortgage: 18 (7 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Construction (21%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Chemicals (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (24%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Life and physical scientists (10%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Legal support workers (6%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake township:
- German (32.5%)
- Irish (23.4%)
- United States or American (13.0%)
- Danish (7.8%)
- English (7.8%)
- French (except Basque) (5.2%)
- Czech (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55 (80%)
- Carpooled: 5 (7%)
- Worked at home: 9 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (95%)
- Wood (5%)
98.4% of residents of Lake township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 142- In family households: 114 (34 male householders, 3 female householders)
32 spouses, 41 children (37 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (17 male householders (16 living alone)), 6 female householders (2 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 4 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
354 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (22 men, 52 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |