Vergennes township, Jackson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 886 (all rural)
| Males: 524 |  (59.1%) |
| Females: 362 |  (40.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 725 (619 owner occupied, 106 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Vergennes township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 83.7%
- Black: 12.4%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 28.6
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.61
| Vergennes township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Vergennes township: | $31,790 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $513 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,592 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| : | $93,592 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 19.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Vergennes.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Vergennes township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Parrish Cemetery (1), Tuthill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Rattlesnake Creek (A), Galum Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Vergennes township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 694
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 48
- South: 36
- West: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
161 people in state prisons
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 223
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,800
Housing units in Vergennes township with a mortgage: 70 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67
- Truck transportation (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (4%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Vergennes township:
- German (33.6%)
- United States or American (17.7%)
- English (12.2%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- Italian (3.9%)
- Scottish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 232 (75%)
- Carpooled: 25 (8%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 9 (3%)
- Worked at home: 41 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (37%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
161 people in state prisons
97.1% of residents of Vergennes township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 657- In family households: 571 (152 male householders, 32 female householders)
146 spouses, 219 children (181 natural, 18 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 86 (46 male householders (43 living alone)), 31 female householders (25 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 163 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 9 2-persons,
153 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (4 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 5.3% |
| 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% |