Meridian township, Clinton County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 607 (all rural)
| Males: 316 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 291 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 607 (491 owner occupied, 116 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Meridian township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 2.8%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 41.4
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Average household size: 2.53
| Meridian township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Meridian township: | $64,273 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $507 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $118,432 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
| : | $118,432 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Meridian 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, 82% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 601
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 28
- South: 36
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 202
- 10 to 19: 20
- Mobile homes: 49
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Meridian township with a mortgage: 53 (16 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Construction (19%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Social assistance (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Life and physical scientists (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Meridian township:
- German (75.5%)
- English (7.1%)
- United States or American (6.4%)
- Italian (4.4%)
- French (except Basque) (2.3%)
- Polish (1.5%)
- Greek (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 282 (78%)
- Carpooled: 21 (6%)
- Walked: 29 (8%)
- Worked at home: 30 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (3%)
97.6% of residents of Meridian township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 679- In family households: 609 (149 male householders, 16 female householders)
147 spouses, 257 children (250 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 0 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 70 (44 male householders (28 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 16 2-persons,
114 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (5 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 16.1% |
| 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% |