Panther Creek township, Cass County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 365 (all rural)
Males: 184 | (50.4%) |
Females: 181 | (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 360 (310 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Panther Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 1.1%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.40
Panther Creek township: | 2.4 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.04
Panther Creek township: | $45,261 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $431 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,798 (it was $54,400 in 2000)
: | $70,798 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 9.3% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 6.4% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Pontiac Cemetery (1), Allendale Cemetery (2), Bell Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Longs Lake (A), Finger Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Cox Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Panther Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 343
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 22
- South: 7
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 150
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Panther Creek township with a mortgage: 40 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Rail transportation (15%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Petroleum and coal products (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (33%)
- U. S. Postal service (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Warehousing and storage (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (22%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (15%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Special education teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Panther Creek township:
- English (38.3%)
- German (26.1%)
- United States or American (13.2%)
- Irish (8.0%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
- European (1.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 131 (70%)
- Carpooled: 30 (16%)
- Walked: 8 (4%)
- Worked at home: 17 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (3%)
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
98.3% of residents of Panther Creek township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 372- In family households: 322 (93 male householders, 19 female householders)
90 spouses, 112 children (110 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 25 female householders (23 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 2 2-persons,
63 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (2 men, 9 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): 2
Here: | 6.1% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |