Ancestry in the Center Township, Wayne 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 Wayne County and the Center Township
Center Township
Wayne County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountUnclassified1GermanAmericanOther2EnglishIrishItalianFrenchDutchScottishWelshHungarianEuropeanSwedishSwissBritishScotch-Irish30.088141%31.248980%30.088141%30.1%2,25323.811432%21.623185%23.811432%23.8%1,78316.519765%11.552438%16.519765%16.5%1,23711.044338%17.787699%11.044338%11.0%8279.214744%8.780387%9.214744%9.2%6908.680556%12.784955%8.680556%8.7%6503.271902%2.556991%3.271902%3.3%2452.417201%1.833202%2.417201%2.4%1812.056624%1.635940%2.056624%2.1%1541.776175%1.710099%1.776175%1.8%1331.308761%0.660012%1.308761%1.3%980.908120%0.484998%0.908120%0.9%680.854701%0.823161%0.854701%0.9%640.734509%0.339647%0.734509%0.7%550.681090%0.548774%0.681090%0.7%510.560897%0.443469%0.560897%0.6%420.507479%0.987793%0.507479%0.5%38

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Wayne County and the Center Township
Center Township
Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanOther HispanicCentral AmericanGuatemalanSpanish65.322581%68.325308%65.322581%65.3%811.082%1.08%32.258065%3.584805%32.258065%32.3%400.534%0.53%2.419355%9.577314%2.419355%2.4%30.040%0.04%2.419355%0.160514%2.419355%2.4%30.040%0.04%0.806452%0.428036%0.806452%0.8%10.013%0.01%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Wayne County and the Center Township
Center Township
Wayne County
0%20%40%60%Count%KoreanIndianJapanese68.965517%8.919383%68.965517%69.0%400.534%0.53%15.517241%16.295026%15.517241%15.5%90.120%0.12%15.517241%7.375643%15.517241%15.5%90.120%0.12%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Center Township

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
16.7%19.9%23.1%26.3%29.4%32.6%

American Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
8.6%11.0%13.3%15.6%17.9%20.2%

English Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
5.1%6.6%8.0%9.5%10.9%12.4%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
9.1%10.5%11.8%13.2%14.6%16.0%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.1%2.0%3.0%3.9%4.8%5.7%

French Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.58%1.94%2.30%2.66%3.02%3.39%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.77%1.11%1.44%1.77%2.11%2.44%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.68%0.98%1.28%1.58%1.88%2.18%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

Hungarian Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Hungarian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.42%0.56%0.70%

European Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.41%0.81%1.22%1.62%2.03%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.37%0.74%1.12%1.49%1.87%

Swiss Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.2%6.6%

British Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.16%0.32%0.47%0.63%0.80%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.53%0.80%1.07%1.34%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.24%0.73%1.21%1.69%2.17%2.66%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.015%0.030%0.044%0.059%0.075%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.015%0.030%0.044%0.059%0.075%

Spanish Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spanish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.07%0.14%0.20%0.27%0.34%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.54%0.81%1.08%1.36%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.029%0.057%0.086%0.114%0.143%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.16%0.23%0.31%0.39%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Richmond Area

There are 15 county subdivisions in the Richmond Area. This section compares the Center Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Richmond Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Center Township.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Center Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Richmond Area, and entities that contain the Center Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Abington TownshipAbingtonDalton TownshipDaltonGreen TownshipGrnHarrison TownshipHarrisonPerry TownshipPerryBoston TownshipBostonJefferson TownshipJeffersonCenterville-Abington Community SchoolsCenterville-AbingtonMidwestJackson TownshipJacksonEast North CentralCenter TownshipCtrWashington TownshipWashingtonIndianaNew Garden TownshipNew GdnRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaWayne CountyWayneWayne TownshipWayneClay TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWebster TownshipWebsterFranklin TownshipFranklin49.209932%49.209932%49.2%436141.776938%41.776938%41.8%221237.542662%37.542662%37.5%440332.467532%32.467532%32.5%150432.375979%32.375979%32.4%248532.103689%32.103689%32.1%322629.380531%29.380531%29.4%996726.498686%26.498686%26.5%2,21926.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.988914%24.988914%25.0%1,127824.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.811432%23.811432%23.8%1,783923.385827%23.385827%23.4%2971023.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M22.354340%22.354340%22.4%3761121.623185%21.623185%21.6%14,57914.6k21.623185%21.623185%21.6%14,57914.6k18.952322%18.952322%19.0%7,6521218.090452%18.090452%18.1%1801314.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.616071%13.616071%13.6%1831410.831721%10.831721%10.8%16815

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Indiana

There are 1,012 county subdivisions in Indiana. This section compares the Center Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Center 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 Center Township, selected other county subdivisions in Indiana, and entities that contain the Center Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Aboite TownshipAboiteCenter TownshipCtrSt. Joseph TownshipSt. JosephWashington TownshipWashingtonWea TownshipOhio TownshipCenter TownshipCtrWashington TownshipWashingtonFall Creek TownshipFall CrkKnight TownshipKnightWhite River TownshipWhite RivCenterville-Abington Community SchoolsCenterville-AbingtonMidwestNoblesville TownshipNoblesvillePenn TownshipClay TownshipDelaware TownshipDelawareFairfield TownshipFairfieldWabash TownshipWabashPleasant TownshipPleasantEast North CentralNew Albany TownshipNew AlbanyCenter TownshipCtrClay TownshipFranklin TownshipFranklinElkhart TownshipElkhartIndianaAdams TownshipAdamsSt. John TownshipSt. JohnWashington TownshipWashingtonPerry TownshipPerryPortage TownshipPortageRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaWayne CountyWayneWayne TownshipWaynePerry TownshipPerryDecatur TownshipDecaturHobart TownshipHobartBloomington 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%23,26823.3k329.742553%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%18,26218.3k1026.623897%26.623897%26.6%11,95212.0k1126.498686%26.498686%26.5%2,21926.178390%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%11,91111.9k1923.811432%23.811432%23.8%1,78323.598321%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%10,21310.2k2721.623185%21.623185%21.6%14,57914.6k21.623185%21.623185%21.6%14,57914.6k21.369071%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%7,8453119.656208%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 Center Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Center 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 Center Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Center Township
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsCedar RapidsMadisonOlatheOverland ParkCenterville-Abington Community SchoolsCenterville-AbingtonOmahaMidwestTopekaEast North CentralMilton TownshipMiltonCenter TownshipCtrIndianaCapital TownshipCapitalToledoMinneapolisYork TownshipRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaWayne CountyWayneSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldWichitaSt. PaulLisle TownshipLislePalatine 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%82,85782.9k527.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k626.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k726.498686%26.498686%26.5%2,21926.271351%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%28,33428.3k1023.811432%23.811432%23.8%1,78323.033144%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%27,38627.4k1421.623185%21.623185%21.6%14,57914.6k21.623185%21.623185%21.6%14,57914.6k21.208323%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%24,94324.9k1819.694187%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 Center Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Center 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 Center Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Center Township
0%10%20%Count#Centerville-Abington Community SchoolsCenterville-AbingtonMidwestEast North CentralCenter TownshipCtrIndianaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaWayne CountyWayneColumbusMilwaukeeSeattleTulsaDenverUnited 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 PasoQueensBrooklynMiamiDetroitBronx26.498686%26.498686%26.5%2,21926.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.018940%24.018940%24.0%11,215,06811.2M23.811432%23.811432%23.8%1,78323.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M21.623185%21.623185%21.6%14,57914.6k21.623185%21.623185%21.6%14,57914.6k19.207346%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 Center 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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