Peru township, Morrow County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 23.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,260 (all rural)
| Males: 638 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 622 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,260 (986 owner occupied, 274 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Peru township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 34.7
Median age of females: 35.0
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Average household size: 2.87
| Peru township: | 2.9 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.25
| Peru township: | $53,776 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $491 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,699 (it was $97,100 in 2000)
| : | $123,699 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Peru township include: Little Ruth Church (A), Alum Creek Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Baldwin Cemetery (1), Stantontown Cemetery (2), Morehouse Cemetery (3), Alum Creek Cemetery (4), Woodbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Clark Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bunker Run (A), Indigo Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
91% of Peru township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 39
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22
Housing units in Peru township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (21%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Gasoline stations (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Peru township:
- German (59.2%)
- Norwegian (28.6%)
- Irish (12.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10 (38%)
- Carpooled: 12 (46%)
- Worked at home: 4 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (58%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 49- In family households: 47 (17 male householders, 0 female householders)
14 spouses, 16 children (16 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
272 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (9 men, 27 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% |