Sefton township, Fayette County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 49.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 605 (all rural)
| Males: 305 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 300 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 605 (539 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sefton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.65
| Sefton township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Sefton township: | $45,175 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $391 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,125 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
| : | $77,125 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Sefton Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Sefton township include: Bethany Church (A), Emanuel Church (B), Fairview Church (C), Mount Carmel Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Zion Cemetery (1), New Liberty Cemetery (2), Mount Carmel Cemetery (3), Fairview Cemetery (4), Liberty Cemetery (5), Padon Cemetery (6), Forbis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Linn Creek (A), Suck Creek (B), Forbis Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Sefton 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, 71% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 503
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 40
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 183
- Mobile homes: 77
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Sefton township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Construction (19%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (14%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Extraction workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sefton township:
- United States or American (49.2%)
- German (26.2%)
- English (6.0%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- Polish (3.6%)
- Italian (3.3%)
- European (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 188 (75%)
- Carpooled: 28 (11%)
- Walked: 9 (4%)
- Worked at home: 27 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 568- In family households: 509 (146 male householders, 11 female householders)
142 spouses, 176 children (165 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (23 male householders (20 living alone)), 32 female householders (32 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person, 3 2-persons,
136 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (14 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 28.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |