West township, Effingham County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 444 (all rural)
| Males: 226 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 218 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 435 (369 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in West township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.84
| West township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| West township: | $52,015 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $437 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,175 (it was $83,700 in 2000)
| : | $107,175 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Besing Cemetery (1), Kavanaugh Cemetery (2), Mahon Cemetery (3), Beck William Cemetery (4), Faulk Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Roberts Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of West township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% 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: 558
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 16
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
9 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 183
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units in West township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (18%)
- Health care (18%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Printing and related support activities (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Child care workers (13%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West township:
- German (64.0%)
- English (10.2%)
- Hungarian (9.7%)
- Dutch (4.7%)
- United States or American (4.3%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- Scottish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (83%)
- Carpooled: 22 (8%)
- Worked at home: 23 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Wood (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
9 people in nursing homes
96.2% of residents of West township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 570- In family households: 556 (150 male householders, 20 female householders)
152 spouses, 221 children (201 natural, 20 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
98 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (9 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 8.9% |
| 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% |