Meacham township, Marion County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 374 (all rural)
| Males: 200 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 174 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 374 (333 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Meacham township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.65
| Meacham township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Meacham township: | $41,554 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $426 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $65,403 (it was $53,500 in 2000)
| : | $65,403 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Meacham township include: Shiloh Church (A), Meacham Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cockell Cemetery (1), Elder Cemetery (2), Courson Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Meacham township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% 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: 389
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 7
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 122
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,000
Housing units in Meacham township with a mortgage: 44 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Printing and related support activities (16%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (14%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Health care (28%)
- Food (16%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Printing workers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (16%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Meacham township:
- German (36.8%)
- United States or American (36.1%)
- English (9.6%)
- French (except Basque) (5.5%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
- Scottish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 127 (68%)
- Carpooled: 30 (16%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 25 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Wood (16%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
97.9% of residents of Meacham township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 417- In family households: 403 (118 male householders, 6 female householders)
121 spouses, 133 children (123 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 67 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
69 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (4 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% |