Elizabeth township, Lawrence County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 52.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,914 (all rural)
| Males: 1,429 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 1,485 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,914 (2,468 owner occupied, 446 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Elizabeth township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 32.5
Median age of females: 32.7
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Average household size: 2.80
| Elizabeth township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Elizabeth township: | $43,173 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $433 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,376 (it was $64,500 in 2000)
| : | $94,376 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 56 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 27.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Elizabeth township: Ironton Country Club (A), Edgemeade of Ohio Center (B), Etna Junction (C), Elizabeth Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (D), Elizabeth Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Elizabeth township include: Royersville Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C), Pine Grove Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Puckett Cemetery (1), Vesuvius Cemetery (2), Tunnel Cemetery (3), Perry Cemetery (4), Bowen Cemetery (5), Etna Furnace Cemetery (6), Lawrence Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Riders Pond (A), Lake Vesuvius (B), Lawco Lake (C), Pine Creek Structure Number Eight Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ellisonville Creek (A), Darby Creek (B), Cooney Branch (C), Bear Run (D), Cannons Creek (E), Skin Creek (F), Sperry Fork (G), Union Branch (H), Poplar Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Elizabeth township: Vesuvius Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Elizabeth township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2289
- Northeast: 32
- Midwest: 54
- South: 553
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 734
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 426
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,400
Housing units in Elizabeth township with a mortgage: 201 (0 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 181
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (4%)
- Electricians (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elizabeth township:
- United States or American (36.6%)
- Irish (19.8%)
- German (14.6%)
- English (8.0%)
- European (4.0%)
- Welsh (3.9%)
- Scottish (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 824 (90%)
- Carpooled: 69 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
98.8% of residents of Elizabeth township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,954- In family households: 2,654 (651 male householders, 186 female householders)
664 spouses, 1,037 children (895 natural, 19 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 12 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 300 (121 male householders (87 living alone)), 128 female householders (123 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 275 2-persons, 231 3-persons, 211 4-persons, 91 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 210 1-person, 33 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
605 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (48 men, 107 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
| Here: | 17.6% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |