Rosamond township, Christian County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 400 (all rural)
| Males: 204 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 196 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 400 (320 owner occupied, 80 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Rosamond township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.4
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Average household size: 2.52
| Rosamond township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Rosamond township: | $46,123 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $431 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,660 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
| : | $76,660 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $105,229
Here: $105,229 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $67,178
Here: $67,178 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $49,353
Here: $49,353 State: $206,569
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,654
Here: $106,654 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $42,034
Here: $42,034 State: $36,193
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Rosamond township: Green Acre Farm (A), Fikan Farms (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rosamond Grove Cemetery (1), Ohlman Cemetery (2), Potters Field Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Rosamond township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 354
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 8
- South: 4
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Rosamond township with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%)
- Construction (19%)
- Health care (13%)
- Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (17%)
- Child care workers (13%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rosamond township:
- German (59.0%)
- Irish (15.1%)
- United States or American (13.6%)
- English (6.2%)
- Swedish (2.2%)
- French (except Basque) (1.2%)
- Scottish (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 137 (76%)
- Carpooled: 15 (8%)
- Walked: 10 (6%)
- Worked at home: 19 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (4%)
98.4% of residents of Rosamond township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 373- In family households: 311 (76 male householders, 21 female householders)
70 spouses, 134 children (134 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (33 male householders (21 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 7 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
76 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (1 men, 16 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% |