Romine township, Marion County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 456 (all rural)
| Males: 235 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 221 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 456 (400 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Romine township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.8%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.65
| Romine township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Romine township: | $41,554 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $426 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $65,403 (it was $53,500 in 2000)
| : | $65,403 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Romine township: Cornish (A), Romine Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Romine township include: Palestine Church (A), Christian Home Church (B), Donoho Church (C), Hickory Hill Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blankenship Cemetery (1), Barrall Cemetery (2), Burroughs Cemetery (3), Donoho Prairie Cemetery (4), Hickory Hill Cemetery (5), Old Donoho Prairie Cemetery (6), Fields Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brewer Branch (A), Nickolson Creek (B), Lick Branch (C), Crooked Creek (D), Joe Branch (E), Poplar Creek (F), Paintrock Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Romine township: Miller Shrub Swamp Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Romine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 470
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 50
- South: 21
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 138
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,800
Housing units in Romine township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Romine township:
- United States or American (27.2%)
- German (19.9%)
- English (19.6%)
- Irish (11.4%)
- French (except Basque) (5.4%)
- Italian (3.8%)
- Polish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 205 (84%)
- Carpooled: 24 (10%)
- Worked at home: 14 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Wood (21%)
- Electricity (13%)
97.0% of residents of Romine township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 544- In family households: 516 (141 male householders, 29 female householders)
154 spouses, 170 children (146 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (16 male householders (11 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 5 2-persons,
104 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (1 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 8.8% |
| 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% |