Sangamon township, Piatt County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 47.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,041 (all rural)
| Males: 1,041 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 1,000 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,041 (1,805 owner occupied, 236 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sangamon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 39.2
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Average household size: 2.79
| Sangamon township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Sangamon township: | $62,376 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $543 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,384 (it was $82,100 in 2000)
| : | $112,384 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: White Heath.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sangamon township: Caveny Farm (A), Pontious Farm (B), Monticello and Sangamon Valley Railway Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Argo Cemetery (1), Boyer Cemetery (2), Camp Creek Cemetery (3), Ingram Cemetery (4), Hughes Cemetery (5), Mackey Cemetery (6), Madden Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Madden Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Sangamon township include: Sangamon Park (1), Lodge Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Sangamon 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, 83% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1652
- Northeast: 59
- Midwest: 154
- South: 128
- West: 63
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 677
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 15
- 5 to 9: 22
- Mobile homes: 16
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Sangamon township with a mortgage: 360 (12 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185
- Construction (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Health care (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Health care (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sangamon township:
- German (26.3%)
- Irish (19.5%)
- United States or American (16.2%)
- English (12.5%)
- Norwegian (4.0%)
- Polish (3.2%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 904 (86%)
- Carpooled: 95 (9%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 51 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (2%)
95.8% of residents of Sangamon township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,056- In family households: 1,906 (568 male householders, 44 female householders)
543 spouses, 690 children (632 natural, 30 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 8 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 150 (48 male householders (36 living alone)), 76 female householders (62 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 275 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 26 2-persons,
495 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (27 men, 26 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 1.6% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |