Elm River township, Wayne County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 319 (all rural)
| Males: 167 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 152 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 319 (276 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Elm River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.70
| Elm River township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Elm River township: | $43,154 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $331 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,426 (it was $47,100 in 2000)
| : | $70,426 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Elm River Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Elm River township include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Elm River Church (B), Trinity Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Barth Cemetery (1), Brown Cemetery (2), Laird Cemetery (3), Fitch Cemetery (4), Evangelical Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Robinson Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Emmons Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Elm River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 332
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 17
- South: 17
- West: 17
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 116
- Mobile homes: 35
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Elm River township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Woodworkers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Woodworkers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elm River township:
- United States or American (42.3%)
- English (20.2%)
- German (10.3%)
- Polish (6.6%)
- Swedish (4.4%)
- Irish (3.3%)
- European (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 147 (81%)
- Carpooled: 29 (16%)
- Worked at home: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (4%)
98.8% of residents of Elm River township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 383- In family households: 377 (107 male householders, 17 female householders)
110 spouses, 123 children (106 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
63 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 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% |