North Fork township, Gallatin County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 523 (all rural)
| Males: 257 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 266 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 471 (360 owner occupied, 111 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in North Fork township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 1.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 46.6
Median age of females: 48.4
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Average household size: 2.31
| North Fork township: | 2.3 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.79
| North Fork township: | $39,913 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $253 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $56,843 (it was $42,700 in 2000)
| : | $56,843 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 23.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in North Fork township include: Zion Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Campground Cemetery (1), Garrett Cemetery (2), Saint Josephs Cemetery (3), Union Chapel Cemetery (4), Zion Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Church Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: White Oak Creek (A), Cane Creek (B), Crawford Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of North Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% 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: 415
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 74
- South: 24
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
52 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 157
- Two: 7
- 3 or 4: 13
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,600
Housing units in North Fork township with a mortgage: 35 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Construction (15%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (14%)
- Health care (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Health care (18%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
- U. S. Postal service (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Extraction workers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Life and physical scientists (9%)
- Postsecondary teachers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in North Fork township:
- German (25.3%)
- United States or American (20.4%)
- Irish (18.2%)
- French (except Basque) (11.5%)
- European (5.6%)
- Dutch (3.7%)
- Romanian (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 156 (81%)
- Carpooled: 25 (13%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (1%)
52 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 490- In family households: 441 (147 male householders, 17 female householders)
138 spouses, 114 children (106 natural, 3 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (19 male householders (15 living alone)), 27 female householders (27 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 50 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 95 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 4 2-persons,
72 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (3 men, 18 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% |