Montezuma township, Pike County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 543 (all rural)
| Males: 249 |  (45.9%) |
| Females: 294 |  (54.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 533 (451 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Montezuma township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.50
| Montezuma township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Montezuma township: | $39,433 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $343 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,496 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $69,496 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Milton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Bedford Cemetery (1), Clemmons Cemetery (2), French Cemetery (3), Montezuma Cemetery (4), Thurman Cemetery (5), Green Pond Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Chandler Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Buckhorn Creek (A), Bedford Creek (B), McEvers Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Montezuma township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 15% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 492
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 41
- South: 21
- West: 22
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 219
- One, attached: 9
- 5 to 9: 3
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,100
Housing units in Montezuma township with a mortgage: 66 (4 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (15%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (13%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Social assistance (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Food (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (17%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Child care workers (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Montezuma township:
- United States or American (35.1%)
- English (30.5%)
- German (9.6%)
- Irish (5.7%)
- Polish (5.7%)
- Portuguese (2.8%)
- Norwegian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 196 (77%)
- Carpooled: 15 (6%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 39 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (7%)
- No fuel used (2%)
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
99.8% of residents of Montezuma township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 584- In family households: 541 (146 male householders, 22 female householders)
148 spouses, 199 children (148 natural, 40 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (11 male householders (9 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 2 2-persons,
114 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (8 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 9.1% |
| 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: 16
| Here: | 76.2% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |