Holland township, Shelby County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 27.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 423 (all rural)
| Males: 226 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 197 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 423 (361 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Holland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.42
| Holland township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Holland township: | $47,414 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,102 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
| : | $80,102 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Fortner Cemetery (1), Hubbartt Cemetery (2), Giles Cemetery (3), Gallagher Chapel Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cary Branch (A), Brush Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Holland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 387
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 23
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
- Mobile homes: 64
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,700
Housing units in Holland township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Construction (19%)
- Public administration (18%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Health care (22%)
- Paper (14%)
- Printing and related support activities (13%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (23%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (27%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Holland township:
- United States or American (62.7%)
- German (13.9%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- English (6.3%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 168 (86%)
- Carpooled: 27 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 436- In family households: 351 (104 male householders, 14 female householders)
105 spouses, 117 children (104 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (49 male householders (40 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
67 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (6 men, 8 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% |