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Cottonwood township, IL map Land area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 508 (all rural)
Males: 248  (48.8%)
Females: 260  (51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 508 (426 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

16%
State:

33%


Races in Cottonwood township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
  • Asian: 0.6%
  • Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 37.3

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Average household size: 2.51

Cottonwood township:

2.5 people
Illinois:

2.6 people

Average family size: 2.93

Estimated median household income in 2008: $42,496 ($35,208 in 1999)
This township:

$42,496
Illinois:

$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $339 (lower quartile is $238, upper quartile is $362)
Here:

$339
State:

$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $135,195 (it was $76,500 in 2000)
Cottonwood township:

$135,195
Illinois:

$214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,926 - $239,498

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $139,263
Here:

$139,263
State:

$270,454

Mobile homes: $61,395
Here:

$61,395
State:

$35,670
Population density: 16 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

11.1%
Whole state:

10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

3.0%
Whole state:

5.1%

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Tippett Cemetery (1), Hutton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fulfer Branch (A), Dicks Creek (B), Darkies Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (100% naturalized citizens)

Cottonwood township:  1.4%
State:  12.3%

68% of Cottonwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% 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: 396
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 35
  • South: 32
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Cottonwood township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 171
  • Mobile homes: 50

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,200


Housing units in Cottonwood township with a mortgage: 33 (5 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 10
  • 1990 to 1994: 11
  • 1980 to 1989: 17
  • 1970 to 1979: 30
  • 1960 to 1969: 35
  • 1950 to 1959: 18
  • 1940 to 1949: 30
  • 1939 or earlier: 70

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 14
  • 4 rooms: 19
  • 5 rooms: 51
  • 6 rooms: 38
  • 7 rooms: 25
  • 8 rooms: 12
  • 9 or more rooms: 20

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 13
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 7
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 79
  • 3 bedrooms: 71
  • 4 bedrooms: 22
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cottonwood township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 14
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 61
  • 2 vehicles: 39
  • 3 vehicles: 54
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 20
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 13
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (20%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Printing workers (6%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (16%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cottonwood township:

  • English (29.3%)
  • German (26.9%)
  • United States or American (19.7%)
  • Irish (13.4%)
  • Dutch (4.1%)
  • British (1.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 203 (94%)
  • Carpooled: 10 (5%)
  • Worked at home: 4 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (92%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Wood (3%)

98.7% of residents of Cottonwood township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 470
  • In family households: 397 (109 male householders, 27 female householders)
    105 spouses, 150 children (145 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 73 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 45 female householders (38 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 6 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 7 2-persons,

100 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (1 men, 13 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: 4
Here:

16.0%
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 (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cottonwood township:

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