Barren township, Franklin County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 21.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.8 sq. mi.
Population: 456 (all rural)
| Males: 234 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 222 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 456 (412 owner occupied, 44 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Barren township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Median age of males: 45.4
Median age of females: 46.2
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Average household size: 2.48
| Barren township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Barren township: | $37,996 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $59,821 (it was $45,900 in 2000)
| : | $59,821 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 11.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Barren township: Whispering Pines Group Camp (A), Rend Lake Marina (B), Barren Townhall (C), Sesser Fire Protection District Station 2 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Barren township include: Hazel Dell Free Will Baptist Church (A), Horse Prairie Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Hammond Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Rend Lake (A), Sesser Lake (B), Mine Number 21 Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sandusky Creek (A), Casey Fork (B), Jackie Branch (C), Gun Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Barren township include: Rend Lake Dam West Public Use Area (1), Sandusky Creek North Public Use Area (2), Sandusky Creek South Public Use Area (3), Sandusky Creek West Public Use Area (4), Sesser Public Use Area (5), Gun Creek Public Use Area (6), Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park (7), Marcum Branch North Public Use Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Barren 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, 48% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 422
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 36
- South: 19
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 179
- Mobile homes: 19
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,100
Housing units in Barren township with a mortgage: 40 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
- Construction (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (11%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Social scientists and related workers (9%)
- Computer specialists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Extraction workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (16%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Child care workers (13%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Barren township:
- German (25.2%)
- Irish (19.7%)
- English (16.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (11.7%)
- Polish (9.5%)
- Italian (8.3%)
- United States or American (6.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (77%)
- Carpooled: 19 (10%)
- Walked: 13 (7%)
- Worked at home: 10 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (41%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.3% of residents of Barren township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 500- In family households: 488 (156 male householders, 11 female householders)
152 spouses, 155 children (143 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 96 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
74 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 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% |