East Fork township, Clinton County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 31.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.0 sq. mi.
Population: 409 (all rural)
| Males: 211 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 198 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 409 (364 owner occupied, 45 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in East Fork township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.43
| East Fork township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| East Fork township: | $64,273 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $507 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $118,432 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
| : | $118,432 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in East Fork township: Boulder Marina (A), Boulder Access Area (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in East Fork township: Diamond Springs Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Brewster Cemetery (1), New Carter Cemetery (2), Old Carter Cemetery (3), Prairie Chapel Cemetery (4), Prichett Cemetery (5), Hawkins Cemetery (6), Ebenezer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Weiss Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Brewster Creek (A), Gibbs Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of East Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% 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: 431
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 13
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 189
- One, attached: 8
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in East Fork township with a mortgage: 38 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (25%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (14%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (9%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (22%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East Fork township:
- German (51.4%)
- United States or American (31.7%)
- English (10.5%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- Italian (2.0%)
- French (except Basque) (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 174 (73%)
- Carpooled: 14 (6%)
- Worked at home: 49 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Wood (5%)
97.8% of residents of East Fork township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 454- In family households: 390 (130 male householders, 8 female householders)
112 spouses, 138 children (121 natural, 9 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 64 (26 male householders (20 living alone)), 32 female householders (32 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 19 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person, 6 2-persons,
66 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (7 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 1.7% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 27.3% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |