Kaskaskia township, Fayette County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 618 (all rural)
| Males: 311 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 307 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 618 (530 owner occupied, 88 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Kaskaskia township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 34.9
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Average household size: 2.51
| Kaskaskia township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Kaskaskia township: | $45,175 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $391 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,125 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
| : | $77,125 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Kaskaskia township: Luster Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Britton Cemetery (1), McConnell Cemetery (2), Lee Cemetery (3), Heckethorn Cemetery (4), Farmer Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Illinois No Name Number 2040 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Richland Creek (A), Hickory Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Kaskaskia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 584
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 83
- South: 34
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 188
- Mobile homes: 88
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,800
Housing units in Kaskaskia township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Printing and related support activities (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (40%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kaskaskia township:
- United States or American (33.8%)
- German (20.5%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- English (5.4%)
- European (4.0%)
- Polish (3.0%)
- Swedish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 260 (87%)
- Carpooled: 22 (7%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 11 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (3%)
96.4% of residents of Kaskaskia township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 719- In family households: 594 (143 male householders, 39 female householders)
142 spouses, 215 children (203 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 10 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 125 (60 male householders (55 living alone)), 47 female householders (37 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 15 2-persons,
131 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (24 men, 21 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% |