Monroe township, Henry County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,177 (all rural)
| Males: 587 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 590 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,177 (1,043 owner occupied, 134 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Monroe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.68
| Monroe township: | 2.7 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Monroe township: | $51,322 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $474 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,688 (it was $85,400 in 2000)
| : | $110,688 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Malinta.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Monroe township include: Hope Lutheran Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Grelton Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hope Lutheran Cemetery (1), Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brush Creek (A), Ash Run (B), West Creek (C), School Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1093
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 9
- South: 55
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 418
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 14
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,700
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 163 (14 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122
- Construction (21%)
- Food (12%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- German (72.6%)
- United States or American (6.8%)
- Slovak (4.5%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- English (1.3%)
- Polish (1.3%)
- Belgian (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 444 (86%)
- Carpooled: 27 (5%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 33 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (2%)
94.1% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,169- In family households: 1,085 (314 male householders, 43 female householders)
281 spouses, 404 children (357 natural, 17 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (38 male householders (37 living alone)), 44 female householders (44 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 170 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 1 3-persons,
242 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (20 men, 38 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 3.8% |
| 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: 12
| Here: | 46.2% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |