Fall Creek township, Adams County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Population: 620 (all rural)
Males: 317 | (51.1%) |
Females: 303 | (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 620 (530 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Fall Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.77
Fall Creek township: | 2.8 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.19
Fall Creek township: | $41,327 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $423 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,800 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
: | $108,800 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 9.4% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 2.2% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bluff Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Fall Creek township: Bluff Hall Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bluff Hall Cemetery (1), Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery (2), Craigtown Cemetery (3), Thompson Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Sand Lake (A), Schaffer Pond (B), Croppie Lake (C), Bluebill Lake (D), Mayer Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Austin Creek (A), Mill Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Fall Creek township: Old Sny Public Use Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Fall Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 482
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 107
- South: 0
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 225
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800
Housing units in Fall Creek township with a mortgage: 81 (3 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fall Creek township:
- German (52.2%)
- United States or American (15.4%)
- English (13.9%)
- Irish (4.6%)
- Scandinavian (3.6%)
- British (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 295 (92%)
- Carpooled: 7 (2%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Wood (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
98.1% of residents of Fall Creek township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 597- In family households: 519 (159 male householders, 22 female householders)
159 spouses, 158 children (150 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 78 (43 male householders (34 living alone)), 22 female householders (17 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 24 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 14 2-persons,
135 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (13 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Here: | 25.4% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here: | 21.9% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |