Prairie township, Holmes County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 30.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,785 (all rural)
| Males: 1,421 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 1,364 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,699 (2,284 owner occupied, 415 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 27.8
Median age of females: 29.1
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Average household size: 3.46
| Prairie township: | 3.5 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.88
| Prairie township: | $47,561 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $415 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $147,002 (it was $114,800 in 2000)
| : | $147,002 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 91 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Holmesville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Prairie township: Holmes County Landfill (A), Dalroy Farms (B), Holmes County Home (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gorrell Cemetery (1), West Prairie Cemetery (2), Prairie Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coffee Run (A), Salt Creek (B), Martins Creek (C), Rush Run (D), Tea Run (E), Savage Run (F), Paint Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2796
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 66
- South: 98
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
51 people in nursing homes
35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 678
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 17
- 3 or 4: 25
- Mobile homes: 137
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $59,600
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 226 (18 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 137
- Construction (20%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Health care (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- German (43.9%)
- United States or American (23.3%)
- Swiss (6.0%)
- Pennsylvania German (5.4%)
- English (4.0%)
- Italian (4.0%)
- Irish (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 760 (61%)
- Carpooled: 289 (23%)
- Bicycle: 8 (1%)
- Walked: 24 (2%)
- Other means: 15 (1%)
- Worked at home: 158 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
51 people in nursing homes
35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
54.7% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% don't speak English at all).
44.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,922- In family households: 2,800 (608 male householders, 109 female householders)
615 spouses, 1,351 children (1,308 natural, 17 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 29 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 122 (67 male householders (55 living alone)), 33 female householders (24 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 89 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 222 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 185 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 21 2-persons,
831 married couples with children.
88 single-parent households (37 men, 51 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 205
| Here: | 48.2% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
| Here: | 42.1% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |