Richland township, Steuben County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 15.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 538 (all rural)
| Males: 258 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 280 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 538 (479 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Richland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 29.4
Median age of females: 29.0
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Average household size: 3.49
| Richland township: | 3.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.84
| Richland township: | $46,428 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $535 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,399 (it was $98,600 in 2000)
| : | $122,399 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 34 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Metz Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Richland township: Mount Pleasant Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Burdick Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
48% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 401
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 111
- South: 23
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 160
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 64 (14 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Metal and metal products (25%)
- Construction (24%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (17%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Top executives (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Painters and paperhangers (7%)
- Woodworkers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
- Child care workers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:
- German (67.6%)
- Irish (12.0%)
- Dutch (7.8%)
- English (4.4%)
- United States or American (3.9%)
- French Canadian (1.6%)
- Czech (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 150 (63%)
- Carpooled: 30 (13%)
- Other means: 18 (8%)
- Worked at home: 41 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Wood (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (4%)
83.3% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
16.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 556- In family households: 496 (93 male householders, 15 female householders)
94 spouses, 259 children (243 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 21 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (11 male householders (0 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 4 2-persons, 7 6-persons,
145 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (11 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35
| Here: | 22.9% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 54.2% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 29.4% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |