Columbus township, Adams County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 578 (all rural)
| Males: 291 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 287 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 578 (525 owner occupied, 53 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Columbus township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 35.0
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.99
| Columbus township: | 3.0 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.27
| Columbus township: | $41,327 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,800 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
| : | $108,800 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Columbus.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Columbus township: Camp Mohawk (A), Camp Callahan (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Columbus township: Lost Prairie Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Earel Cemetery (1), Hufnagel Cemetery (2), Saint Peters Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (3), Wilkes Cemetery (4), Wolf Ridge Cemetery (5), Johnson Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Harrell Lake North (A), Harrell Lake South (B), Columbus Dry Gulch Club Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Branch McKee Creek (A), Lierle Creek (B), Figley Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Columbus township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 7% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 492
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 26
- South: 8
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
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: 177
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,700
Housing units in Columbus township with a mortgage: 51 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Petroleum and coal products (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Health care (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Columbus township:
- German (53.6%)
- United States or American (14.5%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- English (1.8%)
- Italian (1.5%)
- Dutch (1.2%)
- European (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 220 (85%)
- Carpooled: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Other means: 9 (3%)
- Worked at home: 20 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Utility gas (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (3%)
98.6% of residents of Columbus township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 535- In family households: 514 (123 male householders, 13 female householders)
142 spouses, 215 children (212 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (7 male householders (5 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 2 3-persons,
150 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (7 men, 6 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: 5
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |