Shelby township, Ripley County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 69.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 867 (all rural)
Males: 434 | (50.1%) |
Females: 433 | (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 847 (727 owner occupied, 120 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Shelby township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 38.6
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Average household size: 2.82
Shelby township: | 2.8 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
Shelby township: | $47,765 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $487 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $131,355 (it was $97,900 in 2000)
: | $131,355 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 13.4% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 4.7% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Shelby township: Jefferson Proving Ground (A), New Marion Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Shelby township include: Shelby Church (A), Westfork Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Vestal Cemetery (1), Sheppard Cemetery (2), Daubenheyer Cemetery (3), Country Farm Cemetery (4), Overturf Cemetery (5), Old Westfork Cemetery (6), Shelby Church Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Old Timber Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse and Poplar Branch (A), Vestal Branch (B), North Fork Graham Creek (C), Campfire Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Shelby township: Old Timbers Lodge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Shelby township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 729
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 47
- South: 63
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
20 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 236
- Mobile homes: 74
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,500
Housing units in Shelby township with a mortgage: 72 (7 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (19%)
- Metal and metal products (17%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
- Health care (30%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Other direct selling establishments (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Printing workers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby township:
- German (27.5%)
- United States or American (26.8%)
- Irish (12.9%)
- English (10.7%)
- Dutch (4.7%)
- Italian (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 286 (69%)
- Carpooled: 57 (14%)
- Walked: 33 (8%)
- Other means: 8 (2%)
- Worked at home: 30 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (6%)
20 people in nursing homes
97.8% of residents of Shelby township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 830- In family households: 769 (239 male householders, 17 female householders)
222 spouses, 231 children (226 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 30 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 61 (21 male householders (16 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 20 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 5 2-persons,
170 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (28 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
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% |