North Otter township, Macoupin County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 840 (all rural)
| Males: 418 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 422 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 840 (775 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in North Otter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Black: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 47.8
Median age of females: 47.4
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Average household size: 2.43
| North Otter township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.74
| North Otter township: | $50,364 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,358 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
| : | $87,358 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in North Otter township: Union Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Union Chapel Cemetery (1), Cherry Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Sunset Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
60% of North Otter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% 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: 760
- Northeast: 30
- Midwest: 45
- South: 7
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 412
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 16
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,700
Housing units in North Otter township with a mortgage: 138 (33 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Engineers (11%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Computer specialists (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in North Otter township:
- German (27.4%)
- United States or American (17.7%)
- English (15.3%)
- Irish (11.5%)
- Polish (5.2%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Italian (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 296 (84%)
- Carpooled: 33 (9%)
- Walked: 11 (3%)
- Worked at home: 13 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (2%)
96.5% of residents of North Otter township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 858- In family households: 796 (256 male householders, 35 female householders)
259 spouses, 182 children (137 natural, 0 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (26 male householders (22 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 186 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 4 3-persons,
148 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (6 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |