Bird township, Macoupin County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 279 (all rural)
| Males: 146 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 133 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 279 (230 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Bird township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.68
| Bird township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Bird township: | $50,364 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,358 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
| : | $87,358 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 10.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Bird township: Charity Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hickory Grove Cemetery (1), Charity Church Cemetery (2), Sell Cemetery (3), Lumpkin Cemetery (4), Shiloh Baptist Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Nassa Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Bird township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 209
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 88
Housing units in Bird township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
Most common first ancestries reported in Bird township:
- English (36.8%)
- German (28.5%)
- Scottish (9.7%)
- United States or American (9.0%)
- French Canadian (4.2%)
- Irish (3.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 87 (74%)
- Carpooled: 17 (14%)
- Walked: 3 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 6 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (90%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 218- In family households: 188 (66 male householders, 4 female householders)
58 spouses, 46 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (5 male householders (0 living alone)), 16 female householders (12 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 18 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 9 2-persons,
58 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (6 men, 4 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 undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |