Lakewood township, Shelby County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 30.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 409 (all rural)
| Males: 220 |  (53.8%) |
| Females: 189 |  (46.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 409 (345 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Lakewood township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 1.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.7
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.54
| Lakewood township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Lakewood 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: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Edwards Cemetery (1), Hodson Cemetery (2), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (3), Walker Cemetery (4), Hudson Cemetery (5), Martin Cemetery (6), Red Bank Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Jordan Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Lakewood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 401
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 10
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 144
- Mobile homes: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,100
Housing units in Lakewood township with a mortgage: 61 (5 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (19%)
- Paper (13%)
- Utilities (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Paper (11%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (16%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lakewood township:
- United States or American (26.9%)
- Irish (24.6%)
- German (17.1%)
- English (16.6%)
- European (7.4%)
- Welsh (2.9%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 140 (60%)
- Carpooled: 85 (37%)
- Worked at home: 7 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Utility gas (3%)
93.6% of residents of Lakewood township speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 421- In family households: 383 (107 male householders, 23 female householders)
112 spouses, 127 children (113 natural, 5 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 14 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person,
76 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (3 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 11.1% |
| 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% |