Clarksburg township, Shelby County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 27.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 378 (all rural)
| Males: 205 |  (54.2%) |
| Females: 173 |  (45.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 378 (340 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Clarksburg township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 40.1
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Average household size: 2.52
| Clarksburg township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Clarksburg township: | $47,414 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,102 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
| : | $80,102 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Clarksburg Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Graybill Cemetery (1), Howe Cemetery (2), Mount Hermon Cemetery (3), Mount Zion Cemetery (4), Union Cemetery (5), Watton Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Karnes Branch (A), Howe Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Clarksburg township include: Rolling Meadows Use Area (1), Rocky Spring Access Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Clarksburg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 330
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 36
- South: 5
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 168
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,400
Housing units in Clarksburg township with a mortgage: 52 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Paper (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Paper (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clarksburg township:
- German (31.1%)
- United States or American (31.1%)
- English (17.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (9.2%)
- Dutch (3.6%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- Welsh (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (84%)
- Carpooled: 11 (6%)
- Walked: 11 (6%)
- Worked at home: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 383- In family households: 346 (111 male householders, 13 female householders)
105 spouses, 109 children (99 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (21 male householders (21 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 13 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person,
87 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (5 men, 8 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% |