Iroquois township, Iroquois County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 652 (all rural)
| Males: 335 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 317 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 652 (498 owner occupied, 154 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Iroquois township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Asian: 1.1%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.54
| Iroquois township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Iroquois township: | $47,846 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $474 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,777 (it was $79,400 in 2000)
| : | $89,777 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Crescent City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Pierce Cemetery (1), Wilson Cemetery (2), Kirby Cemetery (3), Flesher Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Fish Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Iroquois township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 584
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 42
- South: 24
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 238
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Iroquois township with a mortgage: 88 (5 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Iroquois township:
- German (39.7%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
- English (10.4%)
- Irish (10.0%)
- Polish (6.7%)
- French (except Basque) (5.3%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 254 (78%)
- Carpooled: 21 (6%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 46 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 671- In family households: 594 (163 male householders, 23 female householders)
171 spouses, 207 children (185 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 77 (33 male householders (27 living alone)), 33 female householders (32 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
130 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (4 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 12.8% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |