Quiver township, Mason County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 42.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,049 (all rural)
| Males: 543 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 506 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,049 (823 owner occupied, 226 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Quiver township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 37.9
Discuss Illinois on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.55
| Quiver township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Quiver township: | $41,823 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $414 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,380 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
| : | $76,380 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Goofy Ridge, Topeka.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Quiver township: Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery (A), Mason State Nursery (B), Sand Ridge State Forest Headquarters (C), Pine Campground (D), Clear Lake Outing Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Quiver township include: Christian Church (A), Presbyterian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Quiver Presbyterian Cemetery (1), Rakestraw Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Mud Lake (A), Liverpool Lake (B), Clear Lake (C), Lake Chautauqua (D), Quiver Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Quiver township include: Henry Allan Gleason Nature Preserve (1), Chautauqua National Migratory Waterfowl Refuge (2), Chautaugua National Wildlife Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Quiver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 852
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 64
- South: 45
- West: 34
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 443
- Mobile homes: 65
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Quiver township with a mortgage: 109 (14 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (29%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Quiver township:
- German (31.1%)
- United States or American (14.8%)
- English (11.9%)
- European (6.9%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- Norwegian (2.0%)
- Polish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 362 (80%)
- Carpooled: 18 (4%)
- Worked at home: 72 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (4%)
99.4% of residents of Quiver township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,001- In family households: 857 (229 male householders, 24 female householders)
224 spouses, 347 children (290 natural, 0 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 144 (74 male householders (48 living alone)), 38 female householders (38 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 96 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 26 2-persons,
187 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (28 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 4.5% |
| 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: 4
| Here: | 10.8% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |