Bear Creek township, Christian County, Illinois (IL)

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Bear Creek township, IL map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 575 (all rural)

Males: 286	(49.7%)
Females: 289	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 575 (478 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	33%

Races in Bear Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.9%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 40.6

Average houshold size: 2.74
Average family size: 3.05

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Population density: 16 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Palmer.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Palmer Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Bear Creek township:	0.2%
State:	12.3%

80% of Bear Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 520
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 30
South: 38
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,000

Bear Creek township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 192
Mobile homes: 29

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,400

Housing units in Bear Creek township with a mortgage: 52 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 23
1970 to 1979: 35
1960 to 1969: 7
1950 to 1959: 1
1940 to 1949: 26
1939 or earlier: 114

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bear Creek township, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 24
5 rooms: 54
6 rooms: 37
7 rooms: 28
8 rooms: 24
9 or more rooms: 5

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Creek township, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 9
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bear Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 11
2 bedrooms: 36
3 bedrooms: 98
4 bedrooms: 28
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 15
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bear Creek township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 28
2 vehicles: 80
3 vehicles: 38
4 vehicles: 21
5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Bear Creek township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 10
2 vehicles: 17
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Construction (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
Public administration (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Bus drivers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Creek township:

United States or American (33.8%)
German (19.7%)
English (10.1%)
Irish (8.2%)
French (except Basque) (5.6%)
Italian (3.5%)
Scotch-Irish (2.8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 188 (74%)
Carpooled: 36 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Walked: 1 (0%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 26 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
Utility gas (42%)
Electricity (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

99.3% of residents of Bear Creek township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 603

In family households: 554 (135 male householders, 22 female householders)
149 spouses, 198 children (174 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 49 (19 male householders (16 living alone)), 20 female householders (17 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

112 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (1 men, 21 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	5.8%
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%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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