Harrison township, Ross County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,293 (all rural)
Males: 651 | (50.3%) |
Females: 642 | (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,293 (1,124 owner occupied, 169 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Harrison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 33.6
Median age of females: 33.1
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Average household size: 2.75
Harrison township: | 2.8 people |
Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
Harrison township: | $40,493 |
Ohio: | $48,081 |
Here: | $498 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,000 (it was $81,600 in 2000)
: | $106,000 |
Ohio: | $127,000 |
Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 7.1% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This township: | 4.8% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Harrison Township Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Harrison township include: Etam Church (A), Spud Run Church (B), United Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Timmons Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Charleston Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chapel Creek (A), Piny Run (B), Little Walnut Creek (C), Spud Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Harrison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1159
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 24
- South: 75
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 332
- Two: 22
- Mobile homes: 128
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Harrison township with a mortgage: 95 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66
- Construction (13%)
- Paper (9%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (4%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison township:
- United States or American (39.2%)
- German (21.9%)
- Irish (8.8%)
- English (4.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- Italian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 483 (85%)
- Carpooled: 78 (14%)
- Worked at home: 10 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Wood (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Utility gas (1%)
94.7% of residents of Harrison township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,263- In family households: 1,120 (293 male householders, 64 female householders)
305 spouses, 363 children (326 natural, 20 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 24 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 143 (82 male householders (64 living alone)), 29 female householders (22 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 135 2-persons, 96 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 19 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
279 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (19 men, 45 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 4.3% |
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: 9
Here: | 29.0% |
Ohio: | 23.4% |