Barr township, Macoupin County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 351 (all rural)
| Males: 178 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 173 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 351 (284 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Barr township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.53
| Barr township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Barr township: | $50,364 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,358 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
| : | $87,358 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Hettick.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Solomon A M Cemetery (1), Solomon G O Cemetery (2), Miller Cemetery (3), Stultz Cemetery (4), Witt Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Bunn Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miller Branch (A), Prairie Branch (B), Hicks Creek (C), Goose Creek (D), Steidley Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
54% of Barr 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, 38% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 391
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 19
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
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: 136
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,500
Housing units in Barr township with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (16%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Health care (24%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Construction laborers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Woodworkers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (17%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Barr township:
- German (35.9%)
- English (18.5%)
- United States or American (12.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.6%)
- Italian (4.2%)
- Irish (2.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 136 (74%)
- Carpooled: 27 (15%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 14 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (6%)
- Electricity (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 444- In family households: 398 (108 male householders, 16 female householders)
107 spouses, 135 children (129 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 7 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (21 male householders (18 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 3 2-persons,
66 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (6 men, 12 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% |