Seminary township, Fayette County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 44.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.
Population: 538 (all rural)
| Males: 288 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 250 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 538 (477 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Seminary township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 42.6
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Average household size: 2.51
| Seminary township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Seminary township: | $45,175 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $391 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,125 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
| : | $77,125 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Seminary township include: Columbus Church (A), Crown Point Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Seminary Cemetery (2), Daniel Cemetery (3), Taylor Cemetery (4), Collier Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Hook Lake (A), Hem Pond (B), Otter Pond (C), Brush Lake (D), Grass Pond (E), Inman Slough (F), Half Mile Pond (G), Fish Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Creek (A), Buck Creek (B), East Fork Kaskaskia River (C), Avery Branch (D), Hurricane Creek (E), Willow Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Seminary township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 403
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 26
- South: 28
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 156
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 90
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,400
Housing units in Seminary township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Public administration (16%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Food (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Health care (22%)
- Social assistance (14%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Therapists (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Seminary township:
- United States or American (36.7%)
- German (31.8%)
- English (12.2%)
- Irish (11.3%)
- French Canadian (1.9%)
- Polish (1.9%)
- Scottish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 161 (83%)
- Carpooled: 25 (13%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
99.1% of residents of Seminary township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 457- In family households: 410 (146 male householders, 4 female householders)
131 spouses, 107 children (94 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (21 male householders (16 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 5 2-persons,
106 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (5 men, 9 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% |