Beaver township, Iroquois County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 33.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 584 (all rural)
| Males: 289 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 295 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 584 (449 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Beaver township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.3%
- Black: 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.6
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Average household size: 2.69
| Beaver township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Beaver township: | $47,846 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $474 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,777 (it was $79,400 in 2000)
| : | $89,777 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Donovan.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Beaver township: Beaver Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Beaver Cemetery (1), J H Grant Memorial Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 515
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 78
- South: 15
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 234
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 98 (7 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (13%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:
- German (28.9%)
- United States or American (14.1%)
- French (except Basque) (12.6%)
- English (9.7%)
- Swedish (9.3%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- French Canadian (5.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (76%)
- Carpooled: 36 (13%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 22 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
99.7% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 627- In family households: 566 (142 male householders, 23 female householders)
143 spouses, 232 children (214 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 61 (35 male householders (29 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 6 2-persons,
130 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (16 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 5.1% |
| 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% |