Peru township, Huron County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 25.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,043 (all rural)
| Males: 529 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 514 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,043 (936 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Peru township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.97
| Peru township: | 3.0 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.23
| Peru township: | $48,453 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $460 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $115,349 (it was $93,800 in 2000)
| : | $115,349 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 41 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Peru township: Saint Peters Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pontiac Cemetery (1), Peru Center Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sandhill Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Peru township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1037
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 38
- South: 51
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
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: 356
Housing units in Peru township with a mortgage: 139 (6 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Construction (37%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Personal and laundry services (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (12%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Peru township:
- German (62.1%)
- United States or American (24.3%)
- English (3.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
- Irish (1.8%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
- Canadian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 477 (88%)
- Carpooled: 24 (4%)
- Worked at home: 43 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Wood (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
97.6% of residents of Peru township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,128- In family households: 1,104 (270 male householders, 37 female householders)
268 spouses, 449 children (400 natural, 0 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 22 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 101 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,
260 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (5 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 98
| Here: | 46.4% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
| Here: | 32.4% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |