Wabash township, Darke County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 21.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 934 (all rural)
| Males: 480 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 454 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 934 (831 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Wabash township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 3.05
| Wabash township: | 3.0 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.53
| Wabash 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: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 8.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: North Star.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wabash township: Buschur Dairy Farms (A), Keiser Farm (B), Billenstein Farms (C), Prairie Star Farms (D), County Line Farms (E), Star Greenhouses (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wabash township include: Saint Paul Church (A), Shooks Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Paul Cemetery (1), Teacup Cemetery (2), Shook Cemetery (3), Holsapple Cemetery (4), Saint Louis Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Wabash township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 885
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 28
- South: 10
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 316
Housing units in Wabash township with a mortgage: 58 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 95
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Construction (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Food (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wabash township:
- German (61.8%)
- United States or American (16.4%)
- French (except Basque) (14.9%)
- Irish (1.5%)
- Dutch (1.2%)
- English (1.0%)
- French Canadian (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 322 (73%)
- Carpooled: 21 (5%)
- Walked: 25 (6%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 68 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
99.7% of residents of Wabash township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 926- In family households: 851 (225 male householders, 19 female householders)
232 spouses, 355 children (337 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 75 (38 male householders (35 living alone)), 31 female householders (30 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 84 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 1 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
266 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (5 men, 12 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 schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |