Fountain Bluff township, Jackson County, Illinois (IL)

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Fountain Bluff township, IL map Land area: 30.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 276 (all rural)

Males: 137	(49.6%)
Females: 139	(50.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 276 (238 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	33%

Races in Fountain Bluff township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.3

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Average household size: 2.58

Fountain Bluff township:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,742 ($39,375 in 1999)

This township:	$45,742
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $642 (lower quartile is $126, upper quartile is $657)

Here:	$642
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,922 (it was $83,800 in 2000)

Fountain Bluff township:	$136,922
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,555 - $250,361

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $165,858
Here: $165,858
State: $269,211

Mobile homes: $55,000
Here: $55,000
State: $35,670

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Fountain Bluff Station.

Cemetery: Neunert Cemetery.

73% of Fountain Bluff 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: 172
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 11
South: 0
West: 0

Fountain Bluff township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 65
Mobile homes: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000

Housing units in Fountain Bluff township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 23
1960 to 1969: 4
1950 to 1959: 6
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 32

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fountain Bluff township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 1 5 rooms: 10 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 10

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fountain Bluff township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 7 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fountain Bluff township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 10 3 bedrooms: 29 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fountain Bluff township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 7 3 bedrooms: 11 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Fountain Bluff township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 11 2 vehicles: 31 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Fountain Bluff township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 5 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 6

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fountain Bluff township:

German (87.1%)
English (7.5%)
Irish (5.4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 112 (93%)
Carpooled: 4 (3%)
Worked at home: 4 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Electricity (22%) Other fuel (10%) Wood (8%)

96.6% of residents of Fountain Bluff township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 183

In family households: 156 (40 male householders, 8 female householders)
45 spouses, 55 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 27 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person.

62 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (1 men, 9 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%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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 Fountain Bluff township:

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