St. Francis township, Effingham County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 32.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,330 (27% urban, 73% rural)
| Males: 689 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 641 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,330 (1,159 owner occupied, 171 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in St. Francis township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 31.7
Median age of females: 33.6
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Average household size: 3.15
| St. Francis township: | 3.1 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.56
| St. Francis 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: 41 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Montrose.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in St. Francis township: Schottman Farms (A), Pruemer Farms (B), Hartke Swine Center (C), Niemeyer Farm (D), Nosbisch Farms (E), Saint Francis Town Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in St. Francis township: Saint Pauls Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of St. Francis township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1285
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 39
- South: 5
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 400
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 56
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,300
Housing units in St. Francis township with a mortgage: 135 (15 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150
- Construction (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Printing and related support activities (9%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (3%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Health care (11%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (17%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in St. Francis township:
- German (75.2%)
- United States or American (13.9%)
- Irish (3.4%)
- English (2.1%)
- Lithuanian (1.2%)
- Scottish (0.9%)
- French (except Basque) (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 557 (82%)
- Carpooled: 69 (10%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 41 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
97.4% of residents of St. Francis township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,346- In family households: 1,256 (332 male householders, 29 female householders)
348 spouses, 510 children (492 natural, 12 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 1 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 90 (30 male householders (27 living alone)), 52 female householders (46 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 126 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 90 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person, 9 2-persons,
385 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (12 men, 33 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: 9
| Here: | 30.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |