Fidelity township, Jersey County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 674 (all rural)
| Males: 343 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 331 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 674 (543 owner occupied, 131 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Fidelity township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.69
| Fidelity township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Fidelity township: | $56,186 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $477 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $109,686 (it was $82,600 in 2000)
| : | $109,686 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Fidelity.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Fidelity township: Paradise Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Chapman Cemetery (1), Longwill Cemetery (2), Luckey-Weber Cemetery (3), Moore Cemetery (4), Trible Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Feyerabend Pond (A), Crystal Lake (B), Rowden Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sugar Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Fidelity township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 634
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 67
- South: 10
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 258
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 48
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900
Housing units in Fidelity township with a mortgage: 55 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (22%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fidelity township:
- German (39.7%)
- United States or American (12.3%)
- Irish (9.8%)
- English (8.6%)
- Dutch (4.8%)
- Scottish (4.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 259 (86%)
- Carpooled: 15 (5%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (8%)
97.7% of residents of Fidelity township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 713- In family households: 600 (175 male householders, 23 female householders)
181 spouses, 208 children (198 natural, 9 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 113 (40 male householders (29 living alone)), 52 female householders (46 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 10 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
141 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (16 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
| Here: | 27.5% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |