Walnut Grove township, Knox County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 864 (all rural)
| Males: 423 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 441 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 864 (715 owner occupied, 149 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Walnut Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.68
| Walnut Grove township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Walnut Grove 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: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Altona.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Walnut Grove Cemetery (1), Larson Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Run (A), Pilot Creek (B), Forman Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Walnut Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 714
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 84
- South: 20
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 343
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 2
Housing units in Walnut Grove township with a mortgage: 146 (3 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 100
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Rail transportation (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (16%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Bus drivers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut Grove township:
- Swedish (33.6%)
- German (14.6%)
- United States or American (12.1%)
- English (8.9%)
- Scottish (8.6%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 365 (83%)
- Carpooled: 44 (10%)
- Worked at home: 31 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 848- In family households: 759 (215 male householders, 43 female householders)
223 spouses, 268 children (246 natural, 3 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 89 (44 male householders (39 living alone)), 37 female householders (36 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 6 2-persons,
175 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (12 men, 28 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 12.6% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |