Jefferson township, Ross County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 24.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 967 (all rural)
| Males: 491 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 476 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 967 (734 owner occupied, 233 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- Black: 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 40.2
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Average household size: 2.53
| Jefferson township: | 2.5 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Jefferson township: | $40,493 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $498 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,000 (it was $81,600 in 2000)
| : | $106,000 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 39 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Richmond Dale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Jefferson township: Pleasant Valley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Beals Cemetery (1), Sigler Cemetery (2), Caldwell Cemetery (3), Stockman Cemetery (4), Elliot Cemetery (5), Little Mound Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Southern Silica Pond Number One (A), Southern Silica Pond Number Two (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Run (A), Goose Creek (B), Whisky Run (C), Walnut Creek (D), Salt Lick Creek (E), Salt Creek (F), Mulgee Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 768
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 30
- South: 71
- West: 36
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 318
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 62
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,100
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 103 (5 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97
- Paper (16%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Health care (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Retail florists (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Woodworkers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (21.3%)
- English (13.0%)
- United States or American (11.7%)
- European (7.0%)
- Irish (7.0%)
- Italian (4.3%)
- Czech (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 394 (86%)
- Carpooled: 33 (7%)
- Walked: 15 (3%)
- Other means: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (36%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 911- In family households: 784 (230 male householders, 48 female householders)
239 spouses, 267 children (244 natural, 13 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 127 (24 male householders (16 living alone)), 86 female householders (76 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 133 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 18 2-persons,
175 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (15 men, 30 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% |