La Prairie township, Marshall County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 388 (all rural)
| Males: 214 |  (55.2%) |
| Females: 174 |  (44.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 388 (294 owner occupied, 94 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in La Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.71
| La Prairie township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| La Prairie township: | $50,972 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $434 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,592 (it was $77,400 in 2000)
| : | $93,592 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in La Prairie township: La Prairie Center (A), Tanner's Orchard (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in La Prairie township: La Prairie United Presbyterian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Lawn Ridge Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Deer Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of La Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 370
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 58
- South: 26
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 163
Housing units in La Prairie township with a mortgage: 34 (12 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Personal and laundry services (11%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (30%)
- Health care (21%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Food (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in La Prairie township:
- German (61.5%)
- French (except Basque) (6.2%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- English (5.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.1%)
- Scottish (5.1%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 154 (59%)
- Carpooled: 61 (24%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 37 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 473- In family households: 440 (126 male householders, 15 female householders)
132 spouses, 164 children (149 natural, 15 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (6 male householders (0 living alone)), 11 female householders (7 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 10 2-persons,
96 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (6 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 10.9% |
| 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: 7
| Here: | 53.8% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |