Orion township, Fulton County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,003 (all rural)
| Males: 529 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 474 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,003 (896 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Orion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 43.9
Median age of females: 43.7
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Average household size: 2.59
| Orion township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Orion township: | $47,242 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $464 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,985 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
| : | $74,985 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Orion township: White Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Wolf Cemetery (1), Red School Cemetery (2), Breeds Cemetery (3), Orendorff Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Canton Lake (A), Canton City Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Branch Copperas Creek (A), Middle Branch Copperas Creek (B), West Branch Copperas Creek (C), Tiber Creek (D), Hinkle Branch (E), Parker Branch (F), Wildcat Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Orion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% 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: 896
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 53
- South: 36
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 368
- Two: 10
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,600
Housing units in Orion township with a mortgage: 133 (2 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82
- Machinery (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electricians (8%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Orion township:
- German (24.8%)
- United States or American (22.9%)
- English (12.8%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- Croatian (6.5%)
- Italian (3.4%)
- Czech (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 439 (77%)
- Carpooled: 62 (11%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 18 (3%)
- Worked at home: 43 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Wood (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
99.0% of residents of Orion township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 998- In family households: 944 (347 male householders, 13 female householders)
332 spouses, 219 children (206 natural, 7 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (37 male householders (37 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 225 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person,
164 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (18 men, 8 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: 5
| Here: | 9.3% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |