Foster township, Marion County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 405 (all rural)
| Males: 211 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 194 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 405 (376 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Foster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.60
| Foster township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Foster township: | $41,554 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $426 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $65,403 (it was $53,500 in 2000)
| : | $65,403 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 8.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Foster township: Green Ridge Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Caldwell Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Martin Cemetery (3), Conant Cemetery (4), Doolen Cemetery (5), Sandy Branch Cemetery (6), North Fork Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Patoka Club Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sandy Branch (A), Long Branch (B), Warren Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Foster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 385
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 27
- South: 40
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 157
- Mobile homes: 41
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Foster township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Public administration (15%)
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Food (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- Printing and related support activities (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Foster township:
- German (29.5%)
- United States or American (21.0%)
- English (15.6%)
- Irish (8.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
- Italian (2.8%)
- Czech (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 167 (90%)
- Carpooled: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 12 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (90%)
- Wood (5%)
- Electricity (5%)
97.8% of residents of Foster township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 465- In family households: 382 (111 male householders, 9 female householders)
101 spouses, 159 children (151 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 83 (42 male householders (39 living alone)), 36 female householders (34 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
76 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (7 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 25.4% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 11.5% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |