Brown township, Vinton County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 281 (all rural)
| Males: 142 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 139 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 281 (215 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Brown township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.63
| Brown township: | 2.6 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Brown township: | $36,533 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $380 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,501 (it was $60,300 in 2000)
| : | $73,501 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $107,513
Here: $107,513 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $75,027
Here: $75,027 State: $159,986
Mobile homes: $63,718
Here: $63,718 State: $36,578
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 16.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hope Furnace (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Brown township include: Hope Chapel (A), Juniper Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fee Cemetery (1), Keeton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Hope (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Branch Raccoon Creek (A), Twomile Run (B), West Branch Raccoon Creek (C), Rocky Branch (D), Sandy Run (E), Hewett Fork (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Brown township: Lake Hope State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Brown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 253
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 26
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 12.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 57
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 77
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,400
Housing units in Brown township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
Most common first ancestries reported in Brown township:
- United States or American (61.8%)
- Italian (12.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (12.1%)
- English (9.7%)
- German (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (73%)
- Carpooled: 21 (19%)
- Motorcycle: 9 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (34%)
- Wood (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
96.2% of residents of Brown township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 279- In family households: 229 (69 male householders, 6 female householders)
66 spouses, 80 children (80 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (20 male householders (12 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 8 2-persons,
50 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (11 men, 5 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 undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 61.1% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |