Lake Creek township, Williamson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 4,312 (44% urban, 56% rural)
Males: 2,126 | (49.3%) |
Females: 2,186 | (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,312 (3,581 owner occupied, 731 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Lake Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.50
Lake Creek township: | 2.5 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.96
Lake Creek township: | $44,418 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $483 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,400 (it was $61,200 in 2000)
: | $102,400 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 119 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Johnston City, Pittsburg, Whiteash.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Lake Creek township include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Williams Prairie Church (B), Lake Creek Church (C), Liberty Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blair Cemetery (1), Becker Cemetery (2), Jacob Hunter Cemetery (3), Murphey Cemetery (4), Harris Cemetery (5), Stilley Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Number 5 (A), Fresh Water Lake (B), Johnston City Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Lake Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 414
- Northeast: 55
- Midwest: 4
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 179
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,900
Housing units in Lake Creek township with a mortgage: 33 (12 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction (11%)
- Food (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Food processing workers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake Creek township:
- German (64.0%)
- Irish (12.4%)
- English (7.7%)
- Czech (4.7%)
- Danish (3.6%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- European (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 218 (83%)
- Carpooled: 31 (12%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (89%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
99.1% of residents of Lake Creek township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 473- In family households: 443 (121 male householders, 36 female householders)
138 spouses, 121 children (121 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 8 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (20 male householders (20 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,
748 married couples with children.
225 single-parent households (50 men, 175 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
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% |