Dolson township, Clark County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 352 (all rural)
| Males: 178 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 174 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 352 (291 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Dolson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 43.8
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.41
| Dolson township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Dolson township: | $46,915 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $395 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,683 (it was $64,000 in 2000)
| : | $81,683 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Dolson township: Green Moss Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Shiloh Cemetery (1), Green Moss Cemetery (2), Cupps Cemetery (3), Clarksville Baptist Cemetery (4), Bluegrass Cemetery (5), Ennis Cemetery (6), Davis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Martin Tarble Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Slater Creek (A), Brushy Branch (B), Sevenmile Creek (C), Doyles Creek (D), Snakeden Branch (E), Ennis Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Dolson township: Mill Creek County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Dolson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 168
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 110
- South: 14
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 204
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,900
Housing units in Dolson township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (21%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Health and personal care, except drug, stores (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Health care (32%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- U. S. Postal service (11%)
- Petroleum and coal products (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Financial managers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (36%)
- Computer specialists (17%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dolson township:
- German (50.8%)
- English (14.1%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 89 (82%)
- Carpooled: 5 (5%)
- Other means: 5 (5%)
- Worked at home: 10 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 295- In family households: 260 (84 male householders, 7 female householders)
88 spouses, 59 children (46 natural, 13 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person,
72 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 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: 4
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |