Nachusa township, Lee County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 28.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 497 (all rural)
| Males: 254 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 243 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 484 (371 owner occupied, 113 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Nachusa township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 1.8%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 35.3
Median age of females: 34.6
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Average household size: 2.75
| Nachusa township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Nachusa township: | $51,683 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $495 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,291 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
| : | $104,291 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Nachusa township: M and R Farms (A), B and B Farms (B), Dixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 2 Nachusa (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Girton Cemetery (1), Dewolf Cemetery (2), Emmert Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Nachusa township include: Franklin Creek Nature Preserve (1), Mill Springs Day Use Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Nachusa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 433
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 52
- South: 11
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
13 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 210
Housing units in Nachusa township with a mortgage: 89 (19 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Construction (21%)
- Machinery (16%)
- Repair and maintenance (16%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (6%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nachusa township:
- German (41.2%)
- Irish (27.6%)
- English (10.0%)
- Polish (5.3%)
- United States or American (2.4%)
- Dutch (2.1%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 215 (87%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 19 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (4%)
13 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
95.8% of residents of Nachusa township speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 484- In family households: 412 (97 male householders, 31 female householders)
116 spouses, 136 children (116 natural, 0 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 72 (32 male householders (26 living alone)), 30 female householders (24 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 12 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 12 2-persons,
109 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (0 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
| Here: | 45.7% |
| 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% |