Harrison township, Cass County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 805 (all rural)
Males: 406 | (50.4%) |
Females: 399 | (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 805 (726 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 10% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 36.1
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Average household size: 2.73
Harrison township: | 2.7 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
Harrison township: | $40,182 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $462 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,500 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
: | $81,500 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Harrison Township Fire Department Lucerne (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Harrison township include: Indian Creek Church (A), Concord Church (B), Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Grant Cemetery (1), Saint Elizabeth Cemetery (2), Crooked Creek Cemetery (3), Old Indian Creek Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 717
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 41
- South: 27
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 295
- One, attached: 8
- Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 127 (14 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction (14%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Cashiers (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- German (31.5%)
- English (28.7%)
- United States or American (24.5%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
- Italian (2.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 278 (67%)
- Carpooled: 42 (10%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (2%)
- Walked: 20 (5%)
- Other means: 13 (3%)
- Worked at home: 55 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 798- In family households: 722 (230 male householders, 7 female householders)
220 spouses, 227 children (216 natural, 11 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 76 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 40 female householders (24 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 115 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 12 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person, 16 2-persons,
198 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (2 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Here: | 18.3% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |