Cold Spring township, Shelby County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 425 (all rural)
Males: 220 | (51.8%) |
Females: 205 | (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 425 (373 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Cold Spring township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.81
Cold Spring township: | 2.8 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.23
Cold Spring township: | $47,414 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $423 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,102 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
: | $80,102 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 8.9% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 4.3% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cold Spring township: Town House (A), Cold Spring Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cold Spring township include: Zion Church (A), West New Hope Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Horsman Cemetery (1), Bateman Cemetery (2), Mount Olive Cemetery (3), Ridge Cemetery (4), McCoy Cemetery (5), Mound Cemetery (6), Corley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Opossum Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Cold Spring township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% 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: 372
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 5
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
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: 153
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 37
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,800
Housing units in Cold Spring township with a mortgage: 17 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (22%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Paper (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cold Spring township:
- United States or American (49.2%)
- German (24.2%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- English (5.8%)
- French (except Basque) (5.4%)
- Dutch (1.7%)
- Polish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 122 (76%)
- Carpooled: 27 (17%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.2% of residents of Cold Spring township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 394- In family households: 343 (99 male householders, 8 female householders)
99 spouses, 121 children (112 natural, 2 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 32 female householders (29 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 3 2-persons,
109 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (7 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 8.2% |
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% |