Kane township, Greene County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 49.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,059 (all rural)
| Males: 542 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 517 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,059 (842 owner occupied, 217 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Kane township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.70
| Kane township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Kane township: | $43,052 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $410 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,961 (it was $49,200 in 2000)
| : | $69,961 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 30.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 18.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Kane.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Burch Cemetery (1), Cannedy Cemetery (2), Erwin Cemetery (3), Kane Cemetery (4), Parker Cemetery (5), Thompson Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boyer Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Sand Creek (C), Dry Branch (D), Sand Branch (E), Drapper Branch (F), Little Bear Rough (G), Link Branch (H), Wines Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of Kane township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% 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: 940
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 77
- South: 127
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 243
- Mobile homes: 228
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,300
Housing units in Kane township with a mortgage: 42 (2 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction (9%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Water transportation (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Health care (18%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kane township:
- United States or American (30.0%)
- French (except Basque) (16.1%)
- German (10.4%)
- Irish (10.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.0%)
- French Canadian (3.9%)
- Scottish (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 262 (65%)
- Carpooled: 134 (33%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
94.4% of residents of Kane township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (13% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,179- In family households: 1,013 (238 male householders, 68 female householders)
232 spouses, 317 children (278 natural, 7 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 38 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 166 (61 male householders (58 living alone)), 52 female householders (44 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 120 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 12 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 102 1-person, 3 3-persons, 8 6-persons,
243 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (7 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
| Here: | 23.0% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 17.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |