Elkhart township, Logan County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 51.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 582 (all rural)
| Males: 283 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 299 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 582 (401 owner occupied, 181 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Elkhart township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.54
| Elkhart township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Elkhart township: | $47,116 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $448 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,429 (it was $74,900 in 2000)
| : | $90,429 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Elkhart, Cornland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Latham Thompson Cemetery (1), Lawrence Cemetery (2), Turley Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Elkhart township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 545
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 34
- South: 19
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 236
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Elkhart township with a mortgage: 83 (15 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Construction (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (7%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Therapists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elkhart township:
- German (35.0%)
- Irish (18.9%)
- United States or American (11.2%)
- Swedish (11.0%)
- English (10.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Scandinavian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 234 (73%)
- Carpooled: 48 (15%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 32 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
97.7% of residents of Elkhart township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 600- In family households: 536 (162 male householders, 9 female householders)
159 spouses, 201 children (197 natural, 2 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 64 (15 male householders (12 living alone)), 42 female householders (39 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 6 2-persons,
142 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (5 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 30.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 46.7% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |