Buffalo Prairie township, Rock Island County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 46.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.1 sq. mi.
Population: 936 (all rural)
| Males: 475 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 461 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 936 (804 owner occupied, 132 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Buffalo Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.0%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.78
| Buffalo Prairie township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Buffalo Prairie township: | $48,159 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $553 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $111,100 (it was $77,800 in 2000)
| : | $111,100 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $133,800
Here: $133,800 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $174,838
Here: $174,838 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $133,278
Here: $133,278 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $138,496
Here: $138,496 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $237,232
Here: $237,232 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $10,022
Here: $10,022 State: $36,193
| Population density: 20 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Buffalo Prairie township: Loud Thunder Camp (A), Lone Cedar Picnic Area (B), Silva Campground (C), Buffalo Prairie Town Hall (D), Buffalo Prairie Community Fire Protection District (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buffalo Prairie township include: Zion Lutheran Church (A), Illinois City United Methodist Church (B), Buffalo Prairie Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Buffalo Prairie Cemetery (1), Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (2), Illinois City Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake George (A), Valley Friends Lake (B), Lake George (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Branch (A), Andalusia Slough (B), Velie Chute (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Buffalo Prairie township: Loud Thunder Forest Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Buffalo Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 453
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 403
- South: 19
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 359
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Buffalo Prairie township with a mortgage: 123 (7 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Construction (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo Prairie township:
- German (42.7%)
- United States or American (14.7%)
- English (8.6%)
- Irish (5.7%)
- Belgian (5.5%)
- Italian (2.1%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 350 (73%)
- Carpooled: 85 (18%)
- Walked: 8 (2%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 29 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (5%)
95.3% of residents of Buffalo Prairie township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 904- In family households: 821 (227 male householders, 35 female householders)
256 spouses, 230 children (217 natural, 7 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 15 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 83 (42 male householders (29 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 115 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 13 2-persons,
206 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (7 men, 16 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |