Allison township, Lawrence County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 44.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 307 (all rural)
| Males: 161 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 146 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 307 (253 owner occupied, 54 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Allison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 48.3
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Average household size: 2.24
| Allison township: | 2.2 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.70
| Allison township: | $39,730 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $363 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $61,309 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
| : | $61,309 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 15.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Allison township: May Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Howard Cemetery (1), Otterburn Cemetery (2), Cughan Cemetery (3), Centerville Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Beaver Pond (A), Lake Lawrence (B), Robeson Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: Old Channel Embarras River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Allison township: Lincoln Trail State Memorial (1). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Allison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 80
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 158
- South: 6
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 108
- Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units in Allison township with a mortgage: 46 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Repair and maintenance (15%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (22%)
- Finance and insurance (19%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Art and design workers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Physicians and surgeons (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (22%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (21%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
- Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (11%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Allison township:
- German (29.0%)
- Irish (18.5%)
- Polish (14.5%)
- French (except Basque) (6.5%)
- English (5.6%)
- Swedish (5.6%)
- Welsh (5.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 128 (90%)
- Carpooled: 8 (6%)
- Worked at home: 6 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
93.8% of residents of Allison township speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 263- In family households: 225 (65 male householders, 11 female householders)
61 spouses, 70 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (13 male householders (5 living alone)), 16 female householders (14 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 10 2-persons,
45 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (4 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |