Crooked Creek township, Jasper County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 56.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 735 (all rural)
| Males: 365 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 370 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 730 (645 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Crooked Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.45
| Crooked Creek township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Crooked Creek township: | $51,693 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $339 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,962 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
| : | $81,962 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Hidalgo, Rose Hill.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Crooked Creek township: Carr Farms (A), Spannagel Farms (B), Howards Farm (C), Layman's Seed Farm (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hidalgo Cemetery (1), Ward Cemetery (2), Swick Family Cemetery (3), Ross Cemetery (4), Plainfield Cemetery (5), Kilgore Cemetery (6), Hayes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Lick Creek (A), Range Creek (B), Wolf Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Crooked Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 670
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 62
- South: 16
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
5 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 268
- Mobile homes: 87
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Crooked Creek township with a mortgage: 70 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (14%)
- Printing and related support activities (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (14%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Carpenters (10%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Registered nurses (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Crooked Creek township:
- German (37.8%)
- United States or American (26.4%)
- English (14.2%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Scottish (5.1%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 265 (75%)
- Carpooled: 49 (14%)
- Walked: 17 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (1%)
5 people in nursing homes
99.9% of residents of Crooked Creek township speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 743- In family households: 634 (174 male householders, 43 female householders)
183 spouses, 195 children (187 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 11 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 109 (55 male householders (43 living alone)), 41 female householders (38 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 15 2-persons,
133 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (11 men, 19 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% |