North Palmyra township, Macoupin County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 974 (all rural)
| Males: 479 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 495 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 974 (728 owner occupied, 246 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in North Palmyra township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 41.1
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Average household size: 2.43
| North Palmyra township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.80
| North Palmyra 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: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Modesto.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in North Palmyra township include: Berean Church (A), Holy Rosary Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blue Grass Cemetery (1), Hollingsworth Cemetery (2), Nifong Cemetery (3), O'Neal Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Pulliam Cemetery (6), Sims Old Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Palmyra-Modesto City Lake (A), Lake Greenwood (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in North Palmyra township include: Goodes Woods Nature Preserve (1), Terry Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of North Palmyra township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 864
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 46
- South: 35
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 325
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 19
- Mobile homes: 76
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,000
Housing units in North Palmyra township with a mortgage: 102 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88
- Construction (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in North Palmyra township:
- German (28.0%)
- English (20.9%)
- United States or American (17.3%)
- Irish (10.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.7%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
- French (except Basque) (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 384 (75%)
- Carpooled: 72 (14%)
- Bicycle: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 15 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 31 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
99.5% of residents of North Palmyra township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 969- In family households: 852 (264 male householders, 47 female householders)
223 spouses, 288 children (261 natural, 12 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 2 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 117 (48 male householders (35 living alone)), 51 female householders (51 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 25 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
163 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (15 men, 43 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 21.2% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |