Omphghent township, Madison County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 34.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,063 (all rural)
| Males: 1,014 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 1,049 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,063 (1,795 owner occupied, 268 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Omphghent township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.52
| Omphghent township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Omphghent township: | $54,101 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $621 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $126,300 (it was $76,500 in 2000)
| : | $126,300 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $147,362
Here: $147,362 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $178,532
Here: $178,532 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $117,833
Here: $117,833 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,104
Here: $93,104 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $67,206
Here: $67,206 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $31,951
Here: $31,951 State: $36,193
| Population density: 61 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Worden.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Omphghent township: Opel's Fish Hatchery (A), Opels Fish Farm (B), Prairie Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Omphghent township: Saint Peter Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: McCaughey Cemetery (1), New Hope Cemetery (2), Sandbach Cemetery (3), Belk Cemetery (4), Meyer Cemetery (5), Randle Family Cemetery (6), Wieseman-Ruehnoll Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Vesper Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dentons Branch (A), West Fork Cahokia Creek (B), East Fork Sherry Creek (C), White Rock Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Omphghent township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 125
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 84
- South: 0
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 89
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Omphghent township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Construction (12%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Health care (16%)
- Food (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Retail florists (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Lawyers (3%)
- Secondary school teachers (3%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Omphghent township:
- German (78.9%)
- Dutch (4.8%)
- United States or American (4.2%)
- English (3.6%)
- Norwegian (3.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 74 (64%)
- Carpooled: 9 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 31 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (2%)
97.4% of residents of Omphghent township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 211- In family households: 195 (63 male householders, 4 female householders)
63 spouses, 63 children (60 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
399 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (17 men, 56 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% |