Bear Grove township, Fayette County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 598 (all rural)
| Males: 306 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 292 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 598 (495 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Bear Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 38.6
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Average household size: 2.56
| Bear Grove township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Bear Grove 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: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Lutz Spur (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Bear Grove township include: Bethlehem Church (A), Hurricane Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wright and Neathery Cemetery (1), Bethlehem Cemetery (2), McInturff Cemetery (3), Evans Cemetery (4), Eakle Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Lick Creek (A), Raccoon Creek (B), Gilham Creek (C), Owl Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Bear Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% 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: 484
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 67
- South: 26
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 174
- Mobile homes: 66
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Bear Grove township with a mortgage: 43 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (17%)
- Printing and related support activities (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (18%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Registered nurses (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Legal support workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Grove township:
- German (34.3%)
- Irish (30.3%)
- United States or American (16.9%)
- English (11.2%)
- Czechoslovakian (1.2%)
- French (except Basque) (1.2%)
- Dutch (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 201 (76%)
- Carpooled: 45 (17%)
- Worked at home: 18 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
97.2% of residents of Bear Grove township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 591- In family households: 553 (143 male householders, 27 female householders)
146 spouses, 212 children (178 natural, 0 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 79 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 20 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person,
113 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (5 men, 16 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% |