Dover township, Bureau County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 585 (all rural)
Males: 300 | (51.3%) |
Females: 285 | (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 585 (461 owner occupied, 124 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 21% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Dover township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.7%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.77
Dover township: | 2.8 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Dover township: | $49,168 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $463 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,150 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
: | $94,150 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $122,907
Here: $122,907 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $135,884
Here: $135,884 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $94,753
Here: $94,753 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,420
Here: $159,420 State: $240,302
Mobile homes: $46,755
Here: $46,755 State: $36,193
Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Dover.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Heatons Point Cemetery (1), Limerick Cemetery (2), Mason Cemetery (3), Prairie Repose Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Masters Fork (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Dover township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 437
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 75
- South: 21
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 209
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $56,700
Housing units in Dover township with a mortgage: 86 (13 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Educational services (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (33%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Retail florists (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
- Secondary school teachers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dover township:
- German (33.1%)
- Irish (23.5%)
- English (8.5%)
- United States or American (7.7%)
- Swedish (6.6%)
- French (except Basque) (5.3%)
- Italian (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 248 (90%)
- Carpooled: 10 (4%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Utility gas (46%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
97.9% of residents of Dover township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 547- In family households: 530 (154 male householders, 27 female householders)
133 spouses, 182 children (175 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
137 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (7 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 8.1% |
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% |