Lawrence township, Washington County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 956 (all rural)
| Males: 476 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 480 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 956 (817 owner occupied, 139 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lawrence township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.80
| Lawrence township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Lawrence township: | $41,698 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $445 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,445 (it was $76,200 in 2000)
| : | $105,445 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $141,349
Here: $141,349 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $176,311
Here: $176,311 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $133,565
Here: $133,565 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,936
Here: $107,936 State: $110,889
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $294,804
Here: $294,804 State: $159,965
Mobile homes: $28,028
Here: $28,028 State: $36,578
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,965
Here: $17,965 State: $67,518
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lawrence township: Hune Bridge Canoe Access Area (A), Grange Hall (B), Little Muskingum Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lawrence township include: Moss Run Church (A), Lawrence Baptist Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Bear Run Church (D), Pine Ridge Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lawrence Baptist Cemetery (1), Moss Run Cemetery (2), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (3), Mount Zion Cemetery (4), Rake Cemetery (5), Pine Ridge Cemetery (6), Old Dutch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goss Fork (A), Deans Fork (B), Cow Run (C), Bear Run (D), Baker Run (E), Archers Fork (F), Steel Run (G), Fifteenmile Creek (H), Moss Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Lawrence 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, 38% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 734
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 7
- South: 156
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 293
- Mobile homes: 83
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,400
Housing units in Lawrence township with a mortgage: 55 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Construction (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Health care (28%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
- Food (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Cashiers (13%)
- Customer service representatives (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lawrence township:
- German (30.6%)
- United States or American (25.5%)
- Irish (10.1%)
- English (9.6%)
- Croatian (4.7%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 392 (94%)
- Carpooled: 26 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Wood (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Other fuel (7%)
- Electricity (2%)
98.4% of residents of Lawrence township speak English at home.
1.3% 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: 922- In family households: 831 (218 male householders, 9 female householders)
208 spouses, 302 children (230 natural, 0 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 91 (32 male householders (24 living alone)), 50 female householders (50 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 74 1-person, 8 2-persons,
189 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (9 men, 7 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |