Old Ripley township, Bond County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 43.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 796 (all rural)
| Males: 416 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 380 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 796 (684 owner occupied, 112 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Old Ripley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.45
| Old Ripley township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Old Ripley township: | $47,665 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $467 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,104 (it was $68,200 in 2000)
| : | $96,104 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Old Ripley.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Old Ripley township: Mount Nebo Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Brown Cemetery (1), Mitchell Cemetery (2), Mount Nebo Old Cemetery (3), New Mount Nebo Cemetery (4), File Cemetery (5), Robinson Cemetery (6), Sugg Number 1 Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: East Fork Shoal Creek (A), Dorris Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Old Ripley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 606
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 109
- South: 29
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 283
- Mobile homes: 71
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,400
Housing units in Old Ripley township with a mortgage: 62 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (11%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Old Ripley township:
- German (39.0%)
- United States or American (25.3%)
- English (9.7%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
- Swiss (3.4%)
- Dutch (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 272 (76%)
- Carpooled: 36 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (2%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 30 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 772- In family households: 665 (231 male householders, 13 female householders)
218 spouses, 184 children (161 natural, 6 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 107 (48 male householders (40 living alone)), 41 female householders (34 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 145 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 74 1-person, 15 2-persons,
163 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (8 men, 6 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): 2
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 58.3% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |