Van Buren township, Darke County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 25.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,573 (all rural)
| Males: 789 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 784 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,573 (1,326 owner occupied, 247 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Van Buren township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 39.1
Discuss Ohio on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.66
| Van Buren township: | 2.7 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Van Buren township: | $42,954 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $449 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,387 (it was $93,800 in 2000)
| : | $107,387 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,807
Here: $125,807 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $175,026
Here: $175,026 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $64,350
Here: $64,350 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,134
Here: $75,134 State: $110,889
Mobile homes: $60,402
Here: $60,402 State: $36,578
| Population density: 62 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Van Buren township: Brumbaugh Farms (A), Tegtmeyer Farms (B), Besecker Farm (C), Ross Farm (D), Lindemuth Farms (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Van Buren township: Abbottsville United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Arcanum Greenlawn Cemetery (1), Old Abbottsville Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Van Buren township: Routzong Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1380
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 85
- South: 81
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 563
- Two: 33
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $53,000
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 285 (11 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 114
- Construction (18%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (44.9%)
- United States or American (20.9%)
- English (8.6%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- Scottish (2.9%)
- Dutch (1.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 645 (84%)
- Carpooled: 83 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Bicycle: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.5% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,549- In family households: 1,421 (401 male householders, 56 female householders)
398 spouses, 495 children (430 natural, 5 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 17 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 128 (58 male householders (45 living alone)), 53 female householders (48 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 201 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person, 18 2-persons,
309 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (19 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 1.5% |
| 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: 15
| Here: | 30.6% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |