Monroe township, Adams County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 27.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 735 (all rural)
| Males: 382 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 353 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 735 (587 owner occupied, 148 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Monroe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.4
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Average household size: 2.47
| Monroe township: | 2.5 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Monroe township: | $37,121 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $374 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,201 (it was $65,100 in 2000)
| : | $90,201 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 9.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Monroe township: Ohio Brush Creek Boat Launch Ramp (A), Twin Islands Campground (B), Stevensons Landing (C), Manyopper Landing (D), Jerry Ellis Landing (E), Grimes Landing (F), Dayton Power and Light - Killen Electric Generating Station Fire Department (G), Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 14 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Monroe township include: Beasley Fork Chapel (A), East Gift Ridge Church (B), Island Creek Church (C), Leonards Chapel (D), Quinn Chapel (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nesbitt Cemetery (1), Fenton Cemetery (2), Quinn Chapel Cemetery (3), Naylor Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Island Creek (A), Beasley Fork (B), Spring Run (C), Ellison Run (D), Donaldson Creek (E), Lindsey Creek (F), Lower Sister Creek (G), Ohio Brush Creek (H), Moores Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Monroe township: Cincinnati Museum of Natural History Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% 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: 515
- Northeast: 39
- Midwest: 11
- South: 217
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 229
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 144
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $91,000
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 61 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (27%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Electricians (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- German (24.5%)
- United States or American (15.7%)
- English (11.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (10.3%)
- Irish (9.5%)
- Scottish (4.1%)
- Slovak (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 309 (82%)
- Carpooled: 52 (14%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 8 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Wood (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 782- In family households: 699 (236 male householders, 27 female householders)
209 spouses, 210 children (200 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 83 (55 male householders (48 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 151 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 18 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 7 2-persons,
115 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (15 men, 23 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
| Here: | 30.8% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 53.6% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |