Licking township, Crawford County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 40.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 384 (all rural)
| Males: 193 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 191 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 384 (323 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Licking township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.72
| Licking township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Licking township: | $45,738 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $397 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $71,264 (it was $53,900 in 2000)
| : | $71,264 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Licking township: Gibler Farms (A), Maple Creek Farms (B), Wernze Farms (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Licking township include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Prairie Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Randolph Cemetery (1), Prairie Grove Cemetery (2), Harmony Cemetery (3), Duggan Cemetery (4), Bellair Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Maple Creek (A), Hiser Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Licking township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 234
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 69
- South: 28
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 140
- Mobile homes: 36
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Licking township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (18%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (13%)
- Petroleum and coal products (13%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (23%)
- Food (14%)
- Apparel (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Retail florists (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Bus drivers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Licking township:
- German (29.5%)
- United States or American (15.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (14.0%)
- Irish (13.5%)
- English (10.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 126 (82%)
- Carpooled: 14 (9%)
- Worked at home: 13 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (89%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Electricity (2%)
98.7% of residents of Licking township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 343- In family households: 314 (104 male householders, 2 female householders)
94 spouses, 99 children (99 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (19 male householders (14 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 37 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 5 2-persons,
87 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (1 men, 1 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% |