Spring Lake township, Tazewell County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 62.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Population: 2,011 (all rural)
| Males: 1,044 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 967 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,011 (1,804 owner occupied, 207 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Spring Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.67
| Spring Lake township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Spring Lake township: | $56,656 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $558 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,100 (it was $89,300 in 2000)
| : | $130,100 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $154,380
Here: $154,380 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $152,552
Here: $152,552 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $130,736
Here: $130,736 State: $206,569
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,140
Here: $117,140 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $10,559
Here: $10,559 State: $36,193
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Spring Lake township: North Park Picnic Area (A), Campground Number 1 (B), South Park Picnic Area (C), Spring Lake Townhall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Spring Lake township: Spring Lake Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Spring Lake Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Norman Slough (A), Redbird Slough (B), Brown Slough (C), Spring Lake (D), Ferry Lake Slough (E), Horseshoe Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: Mackinaw River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Spring Lake township include: Manito Prairie Nature Preserve (1), Spring Lake State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Spring Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 746
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 59
- South: 10
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 251
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,300
Housing units in Spring Lake township with a mortgage: 84 (3 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Computer and electronic products (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Accountants and auditors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Spring Lake township:
- German (73.4%)
- Norwegian (6.1%)
- Swedish (4.5%)
- English (1.9%)
- Irish (1.7%)
- United States or American (1.7%)
- Polish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 363 (74%)
- Carpooled: 54 (11%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 64 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
94.4% of residents of Spring Lake township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 806- In family households: 765 (202 male householders, 25 female householders)
211 spouses, 300 children (286 natural, 7 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (23 male householders (15 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 14 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 83 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
406 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (19 men, 23 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
| Here: | 25.9% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 24.6% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 37.9% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |