Covington township, Washington County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 39.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 412 (all rural)
Males: 205 | (49.8%) |
Females: 207 | (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 412 (346 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Covington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- Black: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.56
Covington township: | 2.6 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.96
Covington township: | $52,286 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $406 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $100,383 (it was $74,000 in 2000)
: | $100,383 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 11.5% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 9.9% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Zion Cemetery (1), Lively Cemetery (2), Saint Lukes Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Turkey Lake (A), RC Kremmers Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coon Creek (A), Buckingham Branch (B), Beaver Pond Creek (C), North Creek (D), Middle Creek (E), Little Crooked Creek (F), Nashville Creek (G), Willow Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Covington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 365
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 22
- South: 15
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 161
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700
Housing units in Covington township with a mortgage: 31 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (25%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Cashiers (26%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Covington township:
- German (58.5%)
- United States or American (16.2%)
- Polish (9.5%)
- English (6.0%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- Scottish (1.1%)
- Irish (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 170 (79%)
- Carpooled: 18 (8%)
- Worked at home: 28 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 436- In family households: 412 (126 male householders, 7 female householders)
116 spouses, 145 children (143 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (8 male householders (6 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 2 2-persons,
89 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (5 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here: | 28.9% |
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: 4
Here: | 21.1% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |