Rural township, Shelby County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 327 (all rural)
| Males: 169 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 158 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 327 (261 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Rural township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 39.2
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Average household size: 2.68
| Rural township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Rural township: | $47,414 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,102 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
| : | $80,102 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Rural Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Rural township: Saint Pauls United Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery (1), Saint Paul Cemetery (2), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (3), Mautz Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Angel Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Rural township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 235
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 5
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 90
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Rural township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Finance and insurance (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Health care (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (19%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
- Waiters and waitresses (14%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rural township:
- German (52.0%)
- United States or American (28.3%)
- Dutch (6.4%)
- British (5.8%)
- Polish (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 132 (96%)
- Carpooled: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (5%)
97.9% of residents of Rural township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 254- In family households: 233 (78 male householders, 2 female householders)
85 spouses, 64 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
72 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (5 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |