Canaan township, Morrow County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 27.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 897 (all rural)
Males: 457 | (50.9%) |
Females: 440 | (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 897 (728 owner occupied, 169 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Canaan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 39.4
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Average household size: 2.74
Canaan township: | 2.7 people |
Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
Canaan township: | $53,776 |
Ohio: | $48,081 |
Here: | $491 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,699 (it was $97,100 in 2000)
: | $123,699 |
Ohio: | $127,000 |
Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 9.5% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: South Canaan Cemetery (1), Worden Cemetery (2), North Canaan Cemetery (3), Rice Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thorn Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Canaan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 708
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 54
- South: 39
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
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: 297
- Two: 7
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $78,500
Housing units in Canaan township with a mortgage: 97 (13 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50
- Construction (19%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (16%)
- Social assistance (12%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Canaan township:
- United States or American (38.1%)
- English (17.8%)
- Irish (17.6%)
- German (9.2%)
- Swedish (5.0%)
- Scottish (3.7%)
- Welsh (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 349 (87%)
- Carpooled: 20 (5%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 24 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.4% of residents of Canaan township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 820- In family households: 723 (193 male householders, 15 female householders)
205 spouses, 267 children (221 natural, 16 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 97 (43 male householders (35 living alone)), 41 female householders (34 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 15 2-persons,
188 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (12 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here: | 16.0% |
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: 13
Here: | 36.1% |
Ohio: | 23.4% |