Bear Creek township, Hancock County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 379 (all rural)
| Males: 193 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 186 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 379 (330 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Bear Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 43.0
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Average household size: 2.46
| Bear Creek township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Bear Creek township: | $43,471 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $414 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,915 (it was $58,900 in 2000)
| : | $75,915 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Basco.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: West Basco Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Graham Cemetery (3), South Basco Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Slater Creek (A), West Fork Bear Creek (B), Little Bear Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Bear Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 267
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 146
- South: 10
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 169
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $78,000
Housing units in Bear Creek township with a mortgage: 42 (3 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Food (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Painters and paperhangers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Creek township:
- German (52.5%)
- United States or American (22.1%)
- Irish (12.8%)
- French (except Basque) (5.3%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
- English (2.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 188 (77%)
- Carpooled: 13 (5%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 37 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 423- In family households: 375 (111 male householders, 15 female householders)
116 spouses, 128 children (114 natural, 9 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (21 male householders (14 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
71 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 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% |