Washington township, Parke County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,142 (all rural)
Males: 585 | (51.2%) |
Females: 557 | (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,142 (941 owner occupied, 201 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 30.0
Median age of females: 31.6
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Average household size: 3.09
Washington township: | 3.1 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.45
Washington township: | $43,216 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $427 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,172 (it was $66,300 in 2000)
: | $87,172 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 19.5% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Marshall.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Washington township: Sand Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Barnes Cemetery (1), Bethany Cemetery (2), Elder Cemetery (3), Poplar Cemetery (4), Rawlings Cemetery (5), Overman Cemetery (6), Buchanan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Springdale Run (A), Rays Branch (B), Bill Diddle Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 875
- Northeast: 107
- Midwest: 90
- South: 47
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 336
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 1
- Mobile homes: 89
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,200
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 118 (3 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Health care (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- United States or American (30.4%)
- German (22.1%)
- English (16.5%)
- Pennsylvania German (9.6%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- Italian (2.6%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 422 (89%)
- Carpooled: 21 (4%)
- Walked: 8 (2%)
- Other means: 16 (3%)
- Worked at home: 9 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
88.9% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
10.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,131- In family households: 1,031 (258 male householders, 47 female householders)
245 spouses, 436 children (401 natural, 6 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 4 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 100 (42 male householders (35 living alone)), 30 female householders (26 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 142 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 61 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 4 4-persons,
321 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (8 men, 49 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Here: | 21.3% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |