Beaver township, Iroquois County, Illinois (IL)

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Beaver township, IL map Land area: 33.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 584 (all rural)

Males: 289	(49.5%)
Females: 295	(50.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 584 (449 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

Races in Beaver township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.3%
Black: 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.6

Average houshold size: 2.69
Average family size: 3.16

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Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Donovan.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Beaver Cemetery, J H Grant Memorial Cemetery.

62% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 515
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 78
South: 15
West: 10

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Beaver township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%

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

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 234
Two: 3
Mobile homes: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500

Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 98 (7 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 3
1970 to 1979: 25
1960 to 1969: 15
1950 to 1959: 11
1940 to 1949: 30
1939 or earlier: 144

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Beaver township, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 15
5 rooms: 37
6 rooms: 47
7 rooms: 38
8 rooms: 28
9 or more rooms: 19

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver township, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 11
7 rooms: 4
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beaver township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 38
3 bedrooms: 104
4 bedrooms: 39
5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 11
3 bedrooms: 20
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 31
2 vehicles: 89
3 vehicles: 50
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 7

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 12
2 vehicles: 23
3 vehicles: 7
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Construction (13%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Chemicals (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Child care workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:

German (28.9%)
United States or American (14.1%)
French (except Basque) (12.6%)
English (9.7%)
Swedish (9.3%)
Irish (6.6%)
French Canadian (5.3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 217 (76%)
Carpooled: 36 (13%)
Walked: 5 (2%)
Other means: 6 (2%)
Worked at home: 22 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (57%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
Electricity (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (1%)

99.7% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 627

In family households: 566 (142 male householders, 23 female householders)
143 spouses, 232 children (214 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 61 (35 male householders (29 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 6 2-persons.

130 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (16 men, 24 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	5.1%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Beaver township:

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