Riverside township, Adams County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 17.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.9 sq. mi.
Population: 2,397 (77% urban, 23% rural)
| Males: 1,190 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 1,207 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,397 (2,240 owner occupied, 157 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Riverside township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 44.9
Median age of females: 45.6
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Average household size: 2.48
| Riverside township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Riverside township: | $41,327 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,800 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
| : | $108,800 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 135 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: Goose Lake (A), Spring Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cedar Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Homan Creek (C), Frazier Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Riverside township include: Canton Chute Public Use Area (1), Mark Twain Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
89% of Riverside township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 165
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 68
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Riverside township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (67%)
- Repair and maintenance (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (17%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (61%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Business operations specialists (10%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Riverside township:
- Norwegian (62.3%)
- German (28.3%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Swedish (2.5%)
- Danish (1.3%)
- Northern European (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45 (59%)
- Carpooled: 6 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 23 (30%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 175- In family households: 169 (48 male householders, 6 female householders)
47 spouses, 66 children (65 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
463 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (14 men, 34 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: | 28.6% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |