Salem township, Meigs County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 43.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 944 (all rural)
| Males: 475 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 469 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 944 (739 owner occupied, 205 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Salem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 34.7
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Average household size: 2.66
| Salem township: | 2.7 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Salem township: | $36,611 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $407 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,200 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
| : | $80,200 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 32.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 15.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Salem Center Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Salem township include: Fair Play Church (A), Old Dexter Church (B), Dexter Church of Christ (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Salem Center Cemetery (1), Nelson Cemetery (2), Standish Cemetery (3), Coy Hill Cemetery (4), Folden Cemetery (5), Vonschriltz Cemetery (6), Goff Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Meigs Mine Number One Water Supply Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Fork (A), Little Parker Run (B), Grass Run (C), Dexter Run (D), Williams Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 685
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 0
- South: 218
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 254
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 181
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,400
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 65 (19 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (32%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Food (14%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Extraction workers (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Bus drivers (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- United States or American (58.8%)
- German (13.4%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- English (3.6%)
- Italian (2.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 237 (79%)
- Carpooled: 35 (12%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (4%)
- Worked at home: 10 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.5% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 916- In family households: 803 (185 male householders, 61 female householders)
202 spouses, 311 children (272 natural, 0 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 113 (63 male householders (38 living alone)), 29 female householders (29 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person, 25 2-persons,
168 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (32 men, 30 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |