Lee township, Fulton County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 257 (all rural)
| Males: 130 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 127 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 257 (199 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Lee township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 47.8
Median age of females: 47.8
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Average household size: 2.42
| Lee township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.75
| Lee township: | $47,242 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $464 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,985 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
| : | $74,985 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Lee township: Checkrow Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Virgil Cemetery (1), Guernsey Cemetery (2), Barnes Cemetery (3), Peirsol Cemetery (4), Checkrow Cemetery (5), Rigdon Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Sweeneys Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aylesworth Branch (A), Silver Creek (B), Piersols Run (C), Ramsey Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Lee township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 197
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 17
- South: 3
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 110
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Lee township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Printing and related support activities (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Food (10%)
- Retail florists (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Printing workers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Art and design workers (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Printing workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lee township:
- German (29.0%)
- English (23.9%)
- Irish (18.1%)
- United States or American (11.0%)
- French (except Basque) (6.5%)
- Italian (2.6%)
- Swiss (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 101 (69%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Walked: 8 (5%)
- Worked at home: 31 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (7%)
99.1% of residents of Lee township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 219- In family households: 191 (71 male householders, 2 female householders)
73 spouses, 45 children (41 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 18 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person,
44 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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% |