Cotton Hill township, Sangamon County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 29.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,065 (7% urban, 93% rural)
| Males: 521 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 544 |  (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,065 (855 owner occupied, 210 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Cotton Hill township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Black: 1.4%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.81
| Cotton Hill township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Cotton Hill township: | $55,317 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $594 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,900 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $130,900 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Cotton Hill township: South Fork Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Vigal Cemetery (1), Brunk Cemetery (2), Zion Cemetery (3), Taylor Cemetery (4), Breckenridge Cemetery (5), Horse Creek Cemetery (6), South Fork Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Brush Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Cotton Hill township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 926
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 59
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 381
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Cotton Hill township with a mortgage: 184 (44 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Construction (20%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (6%)
- Public administration (22%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cotton Hill township:
- German (34.2%)
- English (11.2%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- Italian (8.5%)
- Polish (6.4%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 479 (90%)
- Carpooled: 27 (5%)
- Worked at home: 24 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Utility gas (20%)
99.6% of residents of Cotton Hill township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,005- In family households: 945 (287 male householders, 12 female householders)
287 spouses, 314 children (283 natural, 5 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 14 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (30 male householders (30 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person,
236 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (5 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 11.9% |
| 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% |