Smallwood township, Jasper County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 41.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 422 (all rural)
| Males: 207 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 215 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 422 (376 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Smallwood township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 33.3
Median age of females: 31.6
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Average household size: 2.91
| Smallwood township: | 2.9 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.31
| Smallwood 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: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Smallwood township: Kuhl Brothers Farm (A), Maple Hill Farm (B), M and P Farm (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Woods Cemetery (1), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (2), Lancaster Cemetery (3), Honey Cemetery (4), Hankins Cemetery (5), Cummins Cemetery (6), Tate Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Berry Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Smallwood township: Jasper County State Prairie Chicken Sanctuary (1). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of Smallwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 348
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 5
- South: 35
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 127
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Smallwood township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Printing and related support activities (18%)
- Construction (17%)
- Utilities (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Social assistance (18%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (14%)
- Utilities (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Printing workers (18%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Child care workers (18%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Smallwood township:
- German (36.1%)
- English (17.4%)
- United States or American (13.7%)
- Scottish (10.0%)
- Irish (6.8%)
- Russian (3.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 128 (80%)
- Carpooled: 7 (4%)
- Walked: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 19 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (90%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 388- In family households: 360 (99 male householders, 0 female householders)
92 spouses, 160 children (135 natural, 12 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 12 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person,
115 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): 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% |