Wards Grove township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 17.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 280 (all rural)
Males: 149 | (53.2%) |
Females: 131 | (46.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 280 (193 owner occupied, 87 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Wards Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.0%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 3.2%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 36.8
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Average household size: 2.98
Wards Grove township: | 3.0 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.31
Wards Grove township: | $52,973 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $488 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $128,386 (it was $93,500 in 2000)
: | $128,386 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $179,104
Here: $179,104 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $189,373
Here: $189,373 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $86,689
Here: $86,689 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,312
Here: $169,312 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,896
Here: $104,896 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $60,368
Here: $60,368 State: $36,193
Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wards Grove township: Simmons Dairy Farm (A), S and B Farms (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blair Cemetery (1), Blair Cemeter (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Wards Grove township: Wards Grove Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Wards Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% 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: 178
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 57
- South: 8
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 85
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Wards Grove township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
Most common first ancestries reported in Wards Grove township:
- German (45.1%)
- Norwegian (17.3%)
- United States or American (17.3%)
- Dutch (7.5%)
- English (3.8%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- Lithuanian (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 121 (85%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 16 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Wood (15%)
90.9% of residents of Wards Grove township speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 252- In family households: 252 (74 male householders, 0 female householders)
79 spouses, 81 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 12 6-persons,
75 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 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% |