Burnt Prairie township, White County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 54.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 402 (all rural)
Males: 208 | (51.7%) |
Females: 194 | (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 402 (340 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Burnt Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.35
Burnt Prairie township: | 2.4 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.70
Burnt Prairie township: | $42,470 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $335 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,170 (it was $43,000 in 2000)
: | $67,170 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 9.6% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Burnt Prairie.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Burnt Prairie township include: Saint Johns Church (A), Zion Church (B), Mount Pleasant Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Barth Cemetery (1), Miller Cemetery (2), Old Bethel Cemetery (3), Rebstock Cemetery (4), Salem Cemetery (5), Shipley Cemetery (6), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Sevenmile Creek (A), Limekiln Creek (B), Wilson Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Burnt Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 269
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 99
- South: 27
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 176
- Mobile homes: 31
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,900
Housing units in Burnt Prairie township with a mortgage: 42 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Truck transportation (15%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- U. S. Postal service (12%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (9%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Private households (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Electricians (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Burnt Prairie township:
- German (36.9%)
- United States or American (30.1%)
- English (15.4%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- French (except Basque) (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 140 (74%)
- Carpooled: 24 (13%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 19 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (83%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 408- In family households: 344 (128 male householders, 4 female householders)
123 spouses, 80 children (73 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 64 (13 male householders (4 living alone)), 42 female householders (40 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 25 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 11 2-persons,
57 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (8 men, 5 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% |