Whitefield township, Marshall County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 376 (all rural)
Males: 199 | (52.9%) |
Females: 177 | (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 376 (293 owner occupied, 83 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Whitefield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.74
Whitefield township: | 2.7 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.10
Whitefield township: | $50,972 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $434 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,592 (it was $77,400 in 2000)
: | $93,592 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Whitefield township: Schneider's Orchard (A), Whitefield Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bonham Cemetery (1), Nighswonger Cemetery (2), Sugar Grove Cemetery (3), Mansfield Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Whitefield township: Cameron National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
89% of Whitefield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% 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: 327
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 0
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 108
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,300
Housing units in Whitefield township with a mortgage: 28 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Machinery (19%)
- Construction (12%)
- Rail transportation (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Food (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Whitefield township:
- German (47.6%)
- Irish (20.1%)
- United States or American (17.9%)
- English (6.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.2%)
- Norwegian (1.9%)
- Polish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 215 (83%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 38 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
- Utility gas (14%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 344- In family households: 308 (90 male householders, 5 female householders)
92 spouses, 121 children (117 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (29 male householders (21 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 8 2-persons,
75 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 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% |