Melrose township, Clark County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 32.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 395 (all rural)
| Males: 197 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 198 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 395 (348 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Melrose township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 41.4
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Average household size: 2.55
| Melrose township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Melrose township: | $46,915 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $395 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,683 (it was $64,000 in 2000)
| : | $81,683 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Melrose township include: Ohio Chapel (A), Potters Hall Church (B), Mount Olive Baptist Church (C), New Providence Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Liberty Cemetery (1), Medsker Cemetery (2), Plymouth Cemetery (3), Ohio Cemetery (4), Bailff Cemetery (5), Mount Olive Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Craig Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
86% of Melrose township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 222
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 175
- South: 13
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 152
- Mobile homes: 42
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,600
Housing units in Melrose township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Petroleum and coal products (7%)
- Construction (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Paper (13%)
- Health care (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Melrose township:
- United States or American (31.6%)
- German (29.4%)
- English (14.5%)
- Irish (5.7%)
- French (except Basque) (5.3%)
- Scottish (2.2%)
- Polish (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 162 (76%)
- Carpooled: 30 (14%)
- Worked at home: 22 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Wood (23%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (2%)
99.2% of residents of Melrose township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 414- In family households: 366 (107 male householders, 8 female householders)
106 spouses, 137 children (125 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (26 male householders (22 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 4 2-persons,
79 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (6 men, 10 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: 2
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |