Dwight township, Livingston County, Illinois (IL)

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Dwight township, IL map Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 5,625 (96% urban, 4% rural)

Males: 2,164	(38.5%)
Females: 3,461	(61.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,378 (3,271 owner occupied, 1,107 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Races in Dwight township:

White Non-Hispanic: 83.7%
Black: 12.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 35.2

Average houshold size: 2.49
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 162 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Dwight.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 72 (36% naturalized citizens)

Dwight township:	1.3%
State:	12.3%

54% of Dwight township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 4708
Northeast: 35
Midwest: 264
South: 370
West: 118

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,800

Dwight township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Dwight township, Illinois

1009 people in state prisons
169 people in homes for the mentally retarded
68 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,293
One, attached: 40
Two: 151
3 or 4: 103
5 to 9: 74
10 to 19: 13
20 to 49: 6
Mobile homes: 197

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Dwight township with a mortgage: 604 (83 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 444

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 92
1990 to 1994: 99
1980 to 1989: 171
1970 to 1979: 292
1960 to 1969: 192
1950 to 1959: 203
1940 to 1949: 184
1939 or earlier: 638

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 130
5 rooms: 339
6 rooms: 359
7 rooms: 173
8 rooms: 135
9 or more rooms: 91

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 29
3 rooms: 68
4 rooms: 218
5 rooms: 75
6 rooms: 64
7 rooms: 32
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 27
2 bedrooms: 368
3 bedrooms: 646
4 bedrooms: 172
5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dwight township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 115
2 bedrooms: 263
3 bedrooms: 105
4 bedrooms: 13
5 or more bedrooms: 8

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

no vehicle: 46
1 vehicle: 474
2 vehicles: 517
3 vehicles: 138
4 vehicles: 41
5 or more vehicles: 21

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

no vehicle: 49
1 vehicle: 261
2 vehicles: 129
3 vehicles: 36
4 vehicles: 21
5 or more vehicles: 8

Most common industries for males:

Printing and related support activities (13%)
Public administration (11%)
Construction (10%)
Machinery (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Printing and related support activities (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Dwight township:

German (29.5%)
Irish (15.8%)
United States or American (11.3%)
Danish (6.7%)
English (5.4%)
Norwegian (4.4%)
Italian (4.2%)

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

Mexico (71%)
Ireland (13%)
Colombia (10%)
Canada (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,659 (80%)
Carpooled: 250 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Walked: 85 (4%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 44 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (82%)
Electricity (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in Dwight township, Illinois

1009 people in state prisons
169 people in homes for the mentally retarded
68 people in nursing homes

95.9% of residents of Dwight township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,342

In family households: 3,696 (879 male householders, 274 female householders)
934 spouses, 1,439 children (1,333 natural, 46 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 0 other relatives, 95 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 646 (199 male householders (185 living alone)), 372 female householders (318 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,239 (1,065 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 459 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 247 4-persons, 121 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 503 1-person, 68 2-persons.

904 married couples with children.
239 single-parent households (54 men, 185 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53

Here:	8.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	2.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37

Here:	30.1%
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)

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