Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 22.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,487 (all rural)
| Males: 767 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 720 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,487 (1,352 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Fairfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.63
| Fairfield township: | 2.6 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Fairfield township: | $44,130 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $458 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,500 (it was $86,000 in 2000)
| : | $108,500 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $142,686
Here: $142,686 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $149,960
Here: $149,960 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $121,373
Here: $121,373 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,987
Here: $108,987 State: $110,889
Mobile homes: $36,144
Here: $36,144 State: $36,578
| Population density: 67 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fairfield township: Blue Ribbon Farm (A), Camp Tuscazoar (B), Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Fairfield township include: Bisel United Methodist Church (A), Holmes Church (B), Saint Matthews Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Matthews Cemetery (1), Somerdale Cemetery (2), Zoarville Cemetery (3), Mount Tabor Cemetery (4), Bisel Church Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Dover Lake (A), Diversion Dam Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Conotton Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Fairfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1324
- Northeast: 26
- Midwest: 23
- South: 112
- West: 42
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 511
- One, attached: 8
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 78
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,600
Housing units in Fairfield township with a mortgage: 222 (14 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 90
- Construction (14%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fairfield township:
- German (37.7%)
- English (12.0%)
- Irish (12.0%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- Italian (7.9%)
- Swiss (4.1%)
- European (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 664 (85%)
- Carpooled: 47 (6%)
- Walked: 25 (3%)
- Worked at home: 45 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
96.7% of residents of Fairfield township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,543- In family households: 1,399 (431 male householders, 32 female householders)
396 spouses, 456 children (445 natural, 11 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 19 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 144 (50 male householders (37 living alone)), 74 female householders (74 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 227 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person, 11 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
296 married couples with children.
54 single-parent households (27 men, 27 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% |