Edgington township, Rock Island County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,547 (all rural)
| Males: 762 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 785 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,547 (1,307 owner occupied, 240 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Edgington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.54
| Edgington township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Edgington township: | $48,159 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $553 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $111,100 (it was $77,800 in 2000)
| : | $111,100 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $133,800
Here: $133,800 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $174,838
Here: $174,838 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $133,278
Here: $133,278 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $138,496
Here: $138,496 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $237,232
Here: $237,232 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $10,022
Here: $10,022 State: $36,193
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Reynolds.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Andalusia Fire Protection District Station 2 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Edgington township include: Edgington Presbyterian Church (A), Taylor Ridge United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Edgington Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Turkey Hollow Reservoir (A), Hidden Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Edgington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1119
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 279
- South: 55
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
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: 553
- One, attached: 24
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 16
- Mobile homes: 7
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $450,000
Housing units in Edgington township with a mortgage: 186 (20 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 203
- Machinery (17%)
- Construction (13%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Edgington township:
- German (28.7%)
- Irish (13.6%)
- United States or American (13.1%)
- English (11.5%)
- Belgian (9.2%)
- Norwegian (4.5%)
- Swedish (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 643 (83%)
- Carpooled: 56 (7%)
- Walked: 27 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 41 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (1%)
98.4% of residents of Edgington township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,482- In family households: 1,335 (365 male householders, 85 female householders)
353 spouses, 500 children (450 natural, 13 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 147 (56 male householders (45 living alone)), 78 female householders (78 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 205 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 12 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 123 1-person, 11 2-persons,
261 married couples with children.
59 single-parent households (11 men, 48 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): 20
| Here: | 21.5% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 18.8% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |