South Palmyra township, Macoupin County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 819 (all rural)
Males: 414 | (50.5%) |
Females: 405 | (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 819 (645 owner occupied, 174 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 21% |
State: | 33% |
Races in South Palmyra township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 44.2
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Average household size: 2.26
South Palmyra township: | 2.3 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.77
South Palmyra township: | $50,364 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $439 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,358 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
: | $87,358 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 10.3% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 3.0% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Palmyra.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in South Palmyra township include: Blooming Grove Christian Church (A), Pleasant View Church (B), Concord Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Weller Cemetery (1), Doss Grave (2), Etter Cemetery (3), Andrew Cemetery (4), Crum Cemetery (5), Denby Cemetery (6), Crawford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of South Palmyra township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 641
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 31
- South: 19
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 301
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 10
- 20 to 49: 5
- Mobile homes: 60
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,200
Housing units in South Palmyra township with a mortgage: 56 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85
- Construction (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care (15%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Carpenters (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Palmyra township:
- German (28.0%)
- English (24.6%)
- United States or American (16.6%)
- Irish (13.0%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Portuguese (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 236 (75%)
- Carpooled: 42 (13%)
- Walked: 13 (4%)
- Other means: 8 (3%)
- Worked at home: 15 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.8% of residents of South Palmyra township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 700- In family households: 580 (182 male householders, 35 female householders)
170 spouses, 159 children (142 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 120 (38 male householders (30 living alone)), 71 female householders (68 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 132 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 11 2-persons,
108 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (22 men, 35 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): 3
Here: | 11.5% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |