Chambersburg township, Pike County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 29.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 200 (all rural)
Males: 108 | (54.0%) |
Females: 92 | (46.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 200 (149 owner occupied, 51 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Chambersburg township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Two or more races: 2.0%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.44
Chambersburg township: | 2.4 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.00
Chambersburg township: | $39,433 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $343 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,496 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
: | $69,496 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Hume Cemetery (1), Ham Cemetery (2), Brown Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Barlow Lake (A), Woods Lake (B), Chisel Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: McKee Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Chambersburg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 191
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 3
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 84
- Mobile homes: 14
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Chambersburg township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Chemicals (14%)
- Construction (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Chambersburg township:
- German (53.2%)
- English (25.0%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- United States or American (9.0%)
- Portuguese (1.3%)
- Swedish (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 77 (76%)
- Carpooled: 18 (18%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 4 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (6%)
97.6% of residents of Chambersburg township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 220- In family households: 195 (62 male householders, 3 female householders)
59 spouses, 65 children (58 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (16 male householders (15 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 29 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 1 2-persons,
43 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 11.8% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |