Jefferson township, Adams County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 24.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 947 (all rural)
| Males: 498 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 449 |  (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 947 (881 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 20.2
Median age of females: 21.1
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Average household size: 4.40
| Jefferson township: | 4.4 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 4.83
| Jefferson township: | $46,721 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $115,533 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
| : | $115,533 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 39 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 32.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Adam's Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Jefferson township include: Bethel Church (A), Calvary Church (B), Maple Grove Church (C), Mount Carmel Church (D), Saint Marys Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Lufborrow Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
85% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% 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: 824
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 96
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 183
- One, attached: 20
- 3 or 4: 5
- 5 to 9: 9
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 59 (18 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Construction (32%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (26%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Textile mills and textile products (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Retail florists (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Carpenters (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Art and design workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (58.6%)
- Swiss (16.1%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- Pennsylvania German (4.8%)
- Welsh (2.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
- English (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 164 (55%)
- Carpooled: 112 (38%)
- Walked: 9 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (35%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Coal or coke (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
47.3% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
52.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 920- In family households: 890 (158 male householders, 9 female householders)
176 spouses, 525 children (447 natural, 42 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,
405 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (1 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 81
| Here: | 49.7% |
| 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: 12
| Here: | 44.4% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |