Stanton township, Champaign County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 474 (all rural)
| Males: 229 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 245 |  (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 474 (353 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Stanton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.6%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.71
| Stanton township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Stanton township: | $45,682 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $670 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $147,300 (it was $91,200 in 2000)
| : | $147,300 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $170,185
Here: $170,185 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $131,094
Here: $131,094 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $145,351
Here: $145,351 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $81,256
Here: $81,256 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,668
Here: $96,668 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $22,112
Here: $22,112 State: $36,193
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Huls Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
River: Spoon River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Stanton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 422
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 27
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 168
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Stanton township with a mortgage: 50 (6 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (20%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Top executives (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Stanton township:
- German (51.1%)
- United States or American (21.6%)
- English (10.5%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Dutch (1.7%)
- Swedish (1.7%)
- European (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 226 (80%)
- Carpooled: 19 (7%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 35 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
96.1% of residents of Stanton township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 480- In family households: 469 (149 male householders, 19 female householders)
150 spouses, 136 children (121 natural, 11 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
108 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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% |