Ancestry in the Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana (Township)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of LaPorte County and the Noble Township
Noble Township
LaPorte County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountUnclassified1GermanOther2IrishAmericanEnglishPolishBritishSwedishDutchItalianFrenchCzechFrench CanadianNorwegianSubsaharan AfricanSudaneseHungarianRomanian28.819696%20.736443%28.819696%28.8%39819.768284%26.745831%19.768284%19.8%27315.858074%23.717712%15.858074%15.9%21914.771904%14.171164%14.771904%14.8%20412.382332%6.397701%12.382332%12.4%1717.241130%6.643662%7.241130%7.2%1006.082549%10.997090%6.082549%6.1%843.330920%0.247763%3.330920%3.3%462.317161%2.112746%2.317161%2.3%321.882694%2.016343%1.882694%1.9%261.737871%3.239844%1.737871%1.7%241.303403%2.535295%1.303403%1.3%180.796524%0.608146%0.796524%0.8%110.796524%0.228843%0.796524%0.8%110.724113%0.790140%0.724113%0.7%100.651702%0.163073%0.651702%0.7%90.651702%0.008109%0.651702%0.7%90.579290%0.772121%0.579290%0.6%80.579290%0.182894%0.579290%0.6%8

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of LaPorte County and the Noble Township
Noble Township
LaPorte County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mexican100.000000%73.558619%100.000000%100.0%624.490%4.49%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of LaPorte County and the Noble Township
Noble Township
LaPorte County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Filipino100.000000%26.475279%100.000000%100.0%151.086%1.09%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Noble Township

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
21.0%23.2%25.4%27.5%29.7%31.9%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
14.96%15.43%15.90%16.37%16.84%17.31%

American Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.9%4.2%5.4%6.6%7.8%9.1%

English Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
4.3%5.1%5.9%6.6%7.4%8.2%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
5.0%5.7%6.3%7.0%7.6%8.2%

British Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.43%0.64%0.86%1.08%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.63%1.94%2.25%2.56%2.87%3.18%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.7%2.4%2.9%3.5%4.0%4.7%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.75%1.99%2.23%2.47%2.71%2.96%

French Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.75%1.98%2.21%2.43%2.66%2.89%

Czech Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.35%0.54%0.72%0.90%1.08%1.26%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.09%0.19%0.28%0.37%0.47%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.27%0.35%0.43%0.51%0.58%0.67%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.06%0.12%0.18%0.24%0.30%

Sudanese Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' Sudanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.06%0.12%0.18%0.24%0.30%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
2.70%3.04%3.37%3.70%4.04%4.37%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%1.40%1.76%

Cuban Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.009%0.018%0.027%0.037%0.046%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.014%0.027%0.041%0.055%0.069%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.05%0.11%0.16%0.22%0.28%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%0.50%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Michigan City Area

There are 21 county subdivisions in the Michigan City Area. This section compares the Noble Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Michigan City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Noble Township.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Noble Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Michigan City Area, and entities that contain the Noble Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Prairie TownshipPrairieHanna TownshipHannaGalena TownshipGalenaClinton TownshipClintonWashington TownshipWashingtonPleasant TownshipPleasantKankakee TownshipKankakeeCass TownshipSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldScipio TownshipScipioSouth Central Community School CorporationSouthCenter TownshipCtrHudson TownshipHudsonDewey TownshipDeweyUnion TownshipUnionMichigan City and La Porte Metro AreaMichigan CityLaPorte CountyLaPorteMidwestCoolspring TownshipCoolspringEast North CentralIndianaWills TownshipWillsNew Durham TownshipNew DurhamMichigan TownshipMichiganNoble TownshipNobleLincoln TownshipLincolnJohnson TownshipJohnsonUnited States of AmericaUnited States39.790576%39.790576%39.8%76137.682927%37.682927%37.7%309236.248683%36.248683%36.2%688336.226611%36.226611%36.2%697435.400000%35.400000%35.4%354535.068007%35.068007%35.1%1,186633.597332%33.597332%33.6%1,612733.069531%33.069531%33.1%585832.273410%32.273410%32.3%1,289931.545673%31.545673%31.5%1,4471031.006061%31.006061%31.0%1,27930.433216%30.433216%30.4%7,6011129.776675%29.776675%29.8%6001228.753994%28.753994%28.8%2701327.379278%27.379278%27.4%5841426.745831%26.745831%26.7%29,68629.7k26.745831%26.745831%26.7%29,68629.7k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.216384%25.216384%25.2%3,7001524.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M22.717842%22.717842%22.7%4381621.439280%21.439280%21.4%1,8591720.635500%20.635500%20.6%5,6501819.768284%19.768284%19.8%2731919.024857%19.024857%19.0%3982015.837104%15.837104%15.8%702114.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Indiana

There are 1,012 county subdivisions in Indiana. This section compares the Noble Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Noble Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,697.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Noble Township, selected other county subdivisions in Indiana, and entities that contain the Noble Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Aboite TownshipAboiteCenter TownshipCtrSt. Joseph TownshipSt. JosephSouth Central Community School CorporationSouthWashington TownshipWashingtonWea TownshipOhio TownshipCenter TownshipCtrWashington TownshipWashingtonFall Creek TownshipFall CrkKnight TownshipKnightMichigan City and La Porte Metro AreaMichigan CityLaPorte CountyLaPorteWhite River TownshipWhite RivMidwestNoblesville TownshipNoblesvillePenn TownshipClay TownshipDelaware TownshipDelawareFairfield TownshipFairfieldWabash TownshipWabashPleasant TownshipPleasantEast North CentralNew Albany TownshipNew AlbanyClay TownshipFranklin TownshipFranklinElkhart TownshipElkhartIndianaAdams TownshipAdamsSt. John TownshipSt. JohnWashington TownshipWashingtonPerry TownshipPerryPortage TownshipPortageWayne TownshipWaynePerry TownshipPerryDecatur TownshipDecaturHobart TownshipHobartNoble TownshipNobleBloomington TownshipBloomingtonCenter TownshipCtrWashington TownshipWashingtonColumbus TownshipColumbusWayne TownshipWayneJeffersonville TownshipJeffersonvilleAnderson TownshipAndersonCenter TownshipCtrHarrison TownshipHarrisonConcord TownshipConcordLawrence TownshipLawrencePortage TownshipPortageUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWarren TownshipWarrenWayne TownshipWayneCenter TownshipCtrNorth TownshipNPike TownshipRoss TownshipCalumet TownshipCalumet36.003354%36.003354%36.0%13,30913.3k131.609354%31.609354%31.6%12,58412.6k231.245636%31.245636%31.2%23,26823.3k331.006061%31.006061%31.0%1,27929.742553%29.742553%29.7%11,03311.0k428.505148%28.505148%28.5%9,523528.212362%28.212362%28.2%11,00011.0k628.168282%28.168282%28.2%12,46712.5k727.478776%27.478776%27.5%10,29310.3k826.876413%26.876413%26.9%15,57315.6k926.847591%26.847591%26.8%18,26218.3k1026.745831%26.745831%26.7%29,68629.7k26.745831%26.745831%26.7%29,68629.7k26.623897%26.623897%26.6%11,95212.0k1126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.930615%25.930615%25.9%14,33614.3k1225.426160%25.426160%25.4%16,84016.8k1325.363791%25.363791%25.4%23,21723.2k1425.236777%25.236777%25.2%8,6601525.074808%25.074808%25.1%13,24013.2k1624.250698%24.250698%24.3%15,45415.5k1724.117543%24.117543%24.1%13,58313.6k1824.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.846801%23.846801%23.8%11,91111.9k1923.598321%23.598321%23.6%7,8162023.428146%23.428146%23.4%13,22813.2k2123.081257%23.081257%23.1%8,6042223.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M22.962351%22.962351%23.0%7,5082322.381458%22.381458%22.4%14,97715.0k2422.256982%22.256982%22.3%10,74310.7k2521.768090%21.768090%21.8%11,50411.5k2621.646884%21.646884%21.6%10,21310.2k2721.369071%21.369071%21.4%22,75422.8k2821.317719%21.317719%21.3%23,95624.0k2920.378195%20.378195%20.4%6,8003020.272889%20.272889%20.3%7,8453119.768284%19.768284%19.8%27319.656208%19.656208%19.7%8,9653219.632906%19.632906%19.6%8,8783319.377859%19.377859%19.4%26,39426.4k3418.961066%18.961066%19.0%9,0343518.952322%18.952322%19.0%7,6523618.468379%18.468379%18.5%11,13211.1k3718.221855%18.221855%18.2%10,13710.1k3818.151825%18.151825%18.2%12,43412.4k3917.804460%17.804460%17.8%9,1494017.013449%17.013449%17.0%9,5264116.362001%16.362001%16.4%20,01420.0k4215.176406%15.176406%15.2%14,07914.1k4314.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.236241%13.236241%13.2%13,56913.6k4412.476612%12.476612%12.5%17,60417.6k4512.307117%12.307117%12.3%18,10518.1k4611.626997%11.626997%11.6%18,41618.4k4711.430448%11.430448%11.4%9,2234810.957391%10.957391%11.0%5,259497.093977%7.093977%7.1%7,18450

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Noble Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Noble Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Noble Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Noble Township
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsCedar RapidsMadisonSouth Central Community School CorporationSouthOlatheOverland ParkMichigan City and La Porte Metro AreaMichigan CityLaPorte CountyLaPorteOmahaMidwestTopekaEast North CentralMilton TownshipMiltonIndianaCapital TownshipCapitalToledoMinneapolisYork TownshipSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldWichitaSt. PaulLisle TownshipLisleNoble TownshipNoblePalatine TownshipPalatineRockford TownshipRockfordCincinnatiWashington TownshipWashingtonDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvColumbusWheeling TownshipWheelingAnn ArborKaw TownshipMilwaukeeSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgWarrenLawrence TownshipLawrenceAkronBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSterling HeightsSterling HtsSt. LouisDaytonGrand RapidsWorth TownshipWorthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaine TownshipMaineBlue TownshipWayne TownshipWayneCenter TownshipCtrKansas CityNorth TownshipNAurora TownshipAuroraClevelandProviso TownshipProvisoChicagoThornton TownshipThorntonDetroit39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k235.624160%35.624160%35.6%51,13151.1k334.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k531.006061%31.006061%31.0%1,27927.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k626.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k726.745831%26.745831%26.7%29,68629.7k26.745831%26.745831%26.7%29,68629.7k26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k826.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k924.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.925085%23.925085%23.9%28,33428.3k1023.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M22.907686%22.907686%22.9%26,67626.7k1122.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1222.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1321.831081%21.831081%21.8%27,38627.4k1421.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k1521.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k1621.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k1720.928672%20.928672%20.9%24,94324.9k1819.768284%19.768284%19.8%27319.694187%19.694187%19.7%22,41122.4k1919.672592%19.672592%19.7%34,28534.3k2019.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2119.377859%19.377859%19.4%26,39426.4k2219.284687%19.284687%19.3%28,69628.7k2319.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k2418.240179%18.240179%18.2%28,27128.3k2517.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2617.471385%17.471385%17.5%29,99430.0k2717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k2817.100391%17.100391%17.1%22,58522.6k2916.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3016.362001%16.362001%16.4%20,01420.0k3116.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3215.925227%15.925227%15.9%17,96718.0k3315.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3415.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k3515.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k3615.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k3714.971933%14.971933%15.0%22,88422.9k3814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.293356%14.293356%14.3%19,50619.5k3913.599244%13.599244%13.6%21,44921.4k4012.476612%12.476612%12.5%17,60417.6k4112.307117%12.307117%12.3%18,10518.1k4211.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k4311.626997%11.626997%11.6%18,41618.4k4410.437835%10.437835%10.4%15,46015.5k459.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k468.498675%8.498675%8.5%12,89312.9k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k483.956709%3.956709%4.0%6,705491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Noble Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Noble Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Noble Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Noble Township
0%10%20%30%Count#South Central Community School CorporationSouthMichigan City and La Porte Metro AreaMichigan CityLaPorte CountyLaPorteMidwestEast North CentralIndianaNoble TownshipNobleColumbusMilwaukeeSeattleTulsaDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTucsonSeattle EastPhoenixPlanoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAustinSacramentoSan DiegoAlbuquerqueLas VegasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTampaFresnoTown of HempsteadHempsteadFort WorthSan FranciscoNortheast DallasNE DallasChicagoOrlandoWashingtonPhiladelphiaOntarioBaltimoreSan JoseManhattanAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Long Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAtlantaHoustonSan BernardinoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBostonSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLos AngelesSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl PasoQueensBrooklynMiamiDetroitBronx31.006061%31.006061%31.0%1,27926.745831%26.745831%26.7%29,68629.7k26.745831%26.745831%26.7%29,68629.7k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M19.768284%19.768284%19.8%27319.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k214.676197%14.676197%14.7%153,190153k314.630148%14.630148%14.6%86,65186.7k414.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.399675%14.399675%14.4%82,49382.5k614.283867%14.283867%14.3%124,819125k713.760180%13.760180%13.8%80,69380.7k812.788918%12.788918%12.8%407,453407k912.395761%12.395761%12.4%67,84267.8k1011.362892%11.362892%11.4%85,02085.0k1111.299178%11.299178%11.3%74,46074.5k1210.757316%10.757316%10.8%105,926106k1310.720012%10.720012%10.7%92,07392.1k1410.156382%10.156382%10.2%113,785114k159.800360%9.800360%9.8%233,252233k169.725412%9.725412%9.7%62,46062.5k179.549359%9.549359%9.5%178,569179k189.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k198.847564%8.847564%8.8%58,95359.0k208.684101%8.684101%8.7%60,11160.1k218.514416%8.514416%8.5%65,45165.5k228.072263%8.072263%8.1%68,77168.8k237.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k247.630150%7.630150%7.6%118,042118k257.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k267.159705%7.159705%7.2%41,70741.7k276.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k286.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k296.951180%6.951180%7.0%44,75144.8k306.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k316.496309%6.496309%6.5%114,123114k326.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k336.251974%6.251974%6.3%106,112106k346.200567%6.200567%6.2%35,84335.8k355.638608%5.638608%5.6%32,70932.7k365.629362%5.629362%5.6%185,963186k374.918768%4.918768%4.9%41,25741.3k384.864383%4.864383%4.9%89,55389.6k394.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k404.544632%4.544632%4.5%31,88331.9k414.201872%4.201872%4.2%40,19740.2k424.106705%4.106705%4.1%105,736106k433.775646%3.775646%3.8%36,47336.5k443.092438%3.092438%3.1%16,96117.0k452.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k462.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k471.869818%1.869818%1.9%18,00318.0k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Noble Township. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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