Bible Grove township, Clay County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 384 (all rural)
| Males: 200 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 184 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 384 (338 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Bible Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.74
| Bible Grove township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Bible Grove township: | $40,220 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $341 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,054 (it was $50,200 in 2000)
| : | $70,054 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Bible Grove township include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Shouse Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Burke Cemetery (1), Lewis Cemetery (2), Brooks Cemetery (3), German Cemetery (4), Shouse Chapel Cemetery (5), Saint Paul Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cottonwood Creek (A), Georgetown Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Bible Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 319
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 13
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 128
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Bible Grove township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Truck transportation (25%)
- Construction (11%)
- Plastics and rubber products (10%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)
- Gasoline stations (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (13%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (11%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (23%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Financial managers (13%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bible Grove township:
- German (27.6%)
- English (26.8%)
- United States or American (14.2%)
- Irish (11.0%)
- Polish (4.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 139 (86%)
- Carpooled: 13 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (96%)
- Electricity (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 350- In family households: 318 (110 male householders, 14 female householders)
87 spouses, 67 children (45 natural, 8 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 18 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (5 male householders (0 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 26 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 5 2-persons,
84 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (6 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 27.6% |
| 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% |