Sprigg township, Adams County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 44.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,639 (all rural)
| Males: 830 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 809 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,635 (1,384 owner occupied, 251 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Sprigg township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 38.6
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Average household size: 2.58
| Sprigg township: | 2.6 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Sprigg 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: 37 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Bentonville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sprigg township: Hopewell Farm (A), Shinns Landing (B), Kimballs Landing (C), Kemmeters Landing (D), Grimes Landing (E), Ellis Landing (F), Dayton Power and Light Rescue Squad (G), J M Stuart Power Plant (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sprigg township include: Emon Church (A), McColm Church (B), Ravenscroft Chapel (C), Sulphur Springs Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bradford Cemetery (1), Bentonville Cemetery (2), Hopewell Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Stuart Ash Pit Number 8 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lickskillet Branch (A), Elk Run (B), Bradford Run (C), Owl Hollow Run (D), Buzzardroost Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Sprigg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1201
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 22
- South: 471
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 496
- Two: 7
- Mobile homes: 231
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,800
Housing units in Sprigg township with a mortgage: 147 (0 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 131
- Construction (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Paper (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sprigg township:
- United States or American (40.7%)
- German (29.0%)
- Irish (9.8%)
- English (6.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
- Italian (2.0%)
- Ukrainian (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 685 (83%)
- Carpooled: 99 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (2%)
- Walked: 4 (0%)
- Other means: 19 (2%)
- Worked at home: 8 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Utility gas (15%)
- Wood (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Other fuel (1%)
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
99.0% of residents of Sprigg township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,712- In family households: 1,580 (389 male householders, 111 female householders)
432 spouses, 583 children (513 natural, 17 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 3 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 132 (71 male householders (65 living alone)), 39 female householders (31 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 94 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 8 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
286 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (16 men, 57 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |