Abington township, Mercer County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 453 (all rural)
| Males: 229 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 224 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 453 (357 owner occupied, 96 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Abington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 1.5%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.70
| Abington township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Abington township: | $52,587 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $411 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,266 (it was $70,900 in 2000)
| : | $91,266 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Seaton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: McClure Cemetery (1), Hawkins Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: McCaw Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Snake Creek (A), Douglas Creek (B), Big Chief Run (C), Wildcat Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Abington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 302
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 64
- South: 18
- West: 36
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
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: 191
- 5 to 9: 16
Housing units in Abington township with a mortgage: 71 (4 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
- Construction (20%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (31%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (15%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Special education teachers (11%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Abington township:
- English (24.5%)
- Swedish (19.4%)
- United States or American (13.8%)
- Irish (10.7%)
- German (9.5%)
- Norwegian (9.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 162 (76%)
- Carpooled: 16 (8%)
- Walked: 21 (10%)
- Other means: 8 (4%)
- Worked at home: 6 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Wood (5%)
- Electricity (1%)
97.1% of residents of Abington township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 432- In family households: 400 (129 male householders, 13 female householders)
129 spouses, 103 children (68 natural, 0 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (22 male householders (19 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 3 2-persons,
91 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (0 men, 12 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: 3
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |