Posey township, Switzerland County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 39.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,504 (all rural)
| Males: 794 |  (52.8%) |
| Females: 710 |  (47.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,499 (1,236 owner occupied, 263 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Posey township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 35.3
Median age of females: 35.3
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Average household size: 2.80
| Posey township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Posey township: | $43,485 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $528 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,259 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $110,259 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
Cities in this township include: Patriot.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Posey Township Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Posey township include: Grants Creek Church (A), Concord Church (B), Sycamore Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McNutt Cemetery (1), Mead Cemetery (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Bark Works Cemetery (4), Wigal Cemetery (5), Munger Cemetery (6), Eastview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Run (A), Grants Creek (B), Goose Creek (C), Forty Wink Creek (D), Fisk Creek (E), North Branch (F), Marble Branch (G), Long Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Posey township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 26
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22
Housing units in Posey township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (19%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Health care (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Posey township:
- Norwegian (45.7%)
- German (42.9%)
- Dutch (5.7%)
- Italian (5.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13 (52%)
- Worked at home: 12 (48%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 40- In family households: 38 (16 male householders, 0 female householders)
15 spouses, 6 children (6 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
294 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (34 men, 55 women).
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |