Galatia township, Saline County, Illinois (IL)

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Galatia township, IL map Land area: 18.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,386 (all rural)

Males: 617	(44.5%)
Females: 769	(55.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,324 (1,045 owner occupied, 279 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Races in Galatia township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 44.0

Average houshold size: 2.36
Average family size: 2.96

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Population density: 74 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	17.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Galatia.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Galatia township include: Ebenezer Church, New Hope Church.

Cemetery: Brooks Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gassaway Branch.

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (100% naturalized citizens)

Galatia township:	0.2%
State:	12.3%

67% of Galatia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 1067
Northeast: 26
Midwest: 174
South: 80
West: 49

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

Galatia township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

62 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 502
One, attached: 5
Two: 8
3 or 4: 27
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 73

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,400

Housing units in Galatia township with a mortgage: 130 (2 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 204

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 27
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 87
1970 to 1979: 117
1960 to 1969: 59
1950 to 1959: 43
1940 to 1949: 63
1939 or earlier: 195

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 17
4 rooms: 60
5 rooms: 118
6 rooms: 141
7 rooms: 53
8 rooms: 29
9 or more rooms: 41

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 23
4 rooms: 32
5 rooms: 27
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 2
9 or more rooms: 2

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 188
3 bedrooms: 210
4 bedrooms: 46
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galatia township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 52
3 bedrooms: 29
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 29
1 vehicle: 150
2 vehicles: 164
3 vehicles: 85
4 vehicles: 22
5 or more vehicles: 9

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

no vehicle: 20
1 vehicle: 49
2 vehicles: 35
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Mining (18%)
Construction (16%)
Machinery (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Carpenters (7%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Galatia township:

United States or American (28.7%)
Irish (18.3%)
German (15.3%)
English (14.1%)
Armenian (4.1%)
Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
French (except Basque) (2.0%)

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

Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 403 (76%)
Carpooled: 62 (12%)
Walked: 25 (5%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 39 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (50%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (4%)

62 people in nursing homes

98.0% of residents of Galatia township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,348

In family households: 1,145 (302 male householders, 73 female householders)
305 spouses, 390 children (371 natural, 9 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 28 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 203 (58 male householders (50 living alone)), 130 female householders (124 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 62 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 174 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 174 1-person, 14 2-persons.

204 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (7 men, 63 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 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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