Symmes township, Edgar County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 42.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,077 (all rural)
| Males: 544 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 533 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,077 (944 owner occupied, 133 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Symmes township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.73
| Symmes township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Symmes township: | $41,698 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $400 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,821 (it was $56,400 in 2000)
| : | $67,821 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $95,275
Here: $95,275 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,889
Here: $134,889 State: $200,693
Mobile homes: $26,038
Here: $26,038 State: $36,193
| Population density: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Symmes township: Symmes Townhall (A), Paris Fire Protection District - Oliver Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Symmes township include: Bell Ridge Church (A), New Hope Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Walls Cemetery (1), Stephens Cemetery (2), New Hope Cemetery (3), Zimmerly Cemetery (4), Cassady Cemetery (5), Laufman Cemetery (6), Lycan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lawrence See Lake (A), Gumm Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork (A). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Symmes township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 661
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 235
- South: 61
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 372
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Symmes township with a mortgage: 167 (14 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Construction (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Health care (11%)
- Computer and electronic products (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Symmes township:
- United States or American (34.0%)
- English (20.4%)
- German (19.0%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
- Scottish (3.8%)
- European (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 528 (91%)
- Carpooled: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 46 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 978- In family households: 880 (290 male householders, 15 female householders)
296 spouses, 247 children (212 natural, 15 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 98 (40 male householders (34 living alone)), 43 female householders (38 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 166 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 72 1-person, 11 2-persons,
220 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (12 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 12.9% |
| 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: 16
| Here: | 42.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |