Victoria township, Knox County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 432 (all rural)
| Males: 220 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 212 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 432 (341 owner occupied, 91 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Victoria township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 35.6
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.73
| Victoria township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Victoria township: | $39,553 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,450 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| : | $75,450 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Victoria.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Victoria township: Center Prairie Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Victoria Cemetery (1), Center Prairie Cemetery (2), Etherly Cemetery (3), Salem Cemetery (4), Garret Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: T Lake (A), Trailer Lake (B), Snakeden Hollow Lake (C), U Lake (D), Green Oaks Lake (E), Crawdad Lake (F), Chain of Lakes (G), Lone Rock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Victoria township: Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Victoria township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 442
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 36
- South: 8
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 199
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Victoria township with a mortgage: 42 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Legal support workers (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Victoria township:
- Swedish (36.4%)
- German (23.9%)
- United States or American (13.8%)
- English (9.8%)
- Irish (4.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
- Norwegian (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 155 (83%)
- Carpooled: 8 (4%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 18 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.3% of residents of Victoria township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 496- In family households: 454 (121 male householders, 23 female householders)
122 spouses, 174 children (156 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 6 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 30 female householders (27 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 3 2-persons,
110 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (6 men, 7 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% |