Elmira township, Stark County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 391 (all rural)
| Males: 197 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 194 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 391 (313 owner occupied, 78 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Elmira township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.64
| Elmira township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Elmira township: | $53,643 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $383 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,149 (it was $63,600 in 2000)
| : | $82,149 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Elmira township: Elmira United Presbyterian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Elmira Cemetery (1), Osceola Cemetery (2), Osceola Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
55% of Elmira township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 296
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 62
- South: 14
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 121
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,100
Housing units in Elmira township with a mortgage: 53 (1 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Construction (28%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (25%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Legal support workers (8%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elmira township:
- English (21.0%)
- German (18.0%)
- Swedish (16.1%)
- United States or American (12.0%)
- Irish (8.7%)
- Scottish (7.1%)
- Belgian (5.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (73%)
- Carpooled: 43 (22%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
99.4% of residents of Elmira township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 392- In family households: 361 (113 male householders, 1 female householders)
115 spouses, 126 children (107 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (18 male householders (15 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 3 4-persons,
76 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): 22
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 22.6% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |