South Hurricane township, Fayette County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 27.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 335 (all rural)
| Males: 172 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 163 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 335 (286 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in South Hurricane township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Asian: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 42.1
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Average household size: 2.41
| South Hurricane township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| South Hurricane 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: | 15.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Bingham.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in South Hurricane township: Liberty Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Cearlock Cemetery (1), Liberty Cemetery (2), Isbell Cemetery (3), Nave Cemetery (4), Poland Cemetery (5), Pope Cemetery (6), Harris Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Liberty Creek (A), Hickory Creek (B), Gamble Branch (C), Panther Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of South Hurricane township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 316
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 12
- South: 5
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 117
- Mobile homes: 46
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,000
Housing units in South Hurricane township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Educational services (55%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Paper (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (18%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Secondary school teachers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Hurricane township:
- German (29.1%)
- United States or American (18.5%)
- Scottish (15.9%)
- English (11.9%)
- Irish (9.3%)
- Italian (4.8%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 124 (86%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 14 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- No fuel used (1%)
99.4% of residents of South Hurricane township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 348- In family households: 293 (72 male householders, 21 female householders)
71 spouses, 121 children (117 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (28 male householders (20 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
53 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 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: 4
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |