Mosquito township, Christian County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 46.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 362 (all rural)
Males: 183 | (50.6%) |
Females: 179 | (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 362 (297 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Mosquito township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 43.8
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Average household size: 2.59
Mosquito township: | 2.6 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.81
Mosquito township: | $46,123 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $431 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,660 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
: | $76,660 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $105,229
Here: $105,229 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $67,178
Here: $67,178 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $49,353
Here: $49,353 State: $206,569
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,654
Here: $106,654 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $42,034
Here: $42,034 State: $36,193
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Mosquito township: Simmons Farm (A), McCoy Farms (B), Osbernville Community Building (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Mosquito township: Berea Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hunter Cemetery (1), Darmer Cemetery (2), Berea Christian Cemetery (3), Stafford Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lake Waddy (A). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Mosquito 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, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 330
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 7
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 130
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,500
Housing units in Mosquito township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (14%)
- Construction (14%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Public administration (30%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (23%)
- Other financial specialists (14%)
- Mathematical science occupations (10%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mosquito township:
- German (24.9%)
- Irish (17.6%)
- English (11.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.8%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
- Italian (3.9%)
- Danish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 169 (88%)
- Carpooled: 4 (2%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
- Walked: 8 (4%)
- Worked at home: 8 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (83%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
97.0% of residents of Mosquito township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 355- In family households: 342 (115 male householders, 6 female householders)
113 spouses, 105 children (105 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
70 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 7.7% |
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% |