Gridley township, McLean County, Illinois (IL)

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Gridley township, IL map Land area: 54.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,914 (all rural)

Males: 954	(49.8%)
Females: 960	(50.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,914 (1,557 owner occupied, 357 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

Races in Gridley township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
Two or more races: 1.1%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 39.4

Average houshold size: 2.65
Average family size: 3.17

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Population density: 35 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Gridley.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Hibbs-Bigger Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Loving Branch.

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (78% naturalized citizens)

Gridley township:	0.5%
State:	12.3%

69% of Gridley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 1591
Northeast: 41
Midwest: 177
South: 48
West: 28

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,500

Gridley township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 627
One, attached: 17
Two: 20
3 or 4: 29
5 to 9: 9
10 to 19: 16
Mobile homes: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Gridley township with a mortgage: 299 (47 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 198

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 47
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 40
1970 to 1979: 139
1960 to 1969: 75
1950 to 1959: 58
1940 to 1949: 48
1939 or earlier: 289

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 34
5 rooms: 76
6 rooms: 139
7 rooms: 121
8 rooms: 75
9 or more rooms: 103

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 44
5 rooms: 28
6 rooms: 20
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 21

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 106
3 bedrooms: 296
4 bedrooms: 129
5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gridley township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 68
3 bedrooms: 37
4 bedrooms: 24
5 or more bedrooms: 6

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

no vehicle: 18
1 vehicle: 138
2 vehicles: 263
3 vehicles: 108
4 vehicles: 27
5 or more vehicles: 4

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 62
2 vehicles: 67
3 vehicles: 9
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Food (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Finance and insurance (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Gridley township:

German (48.4%)
United States or American (14.3%)
English (9.3%)
Irish (6.7%)
Swiss (3.1%)
Swedish (2.6%)
French (except Basque) (2.4%)

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

Germany (33%)
Japan (22%)
Guatemala (22%)
Other Northern America (22%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 696 (80%)
Carpooled: 110 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Railroad: 2 (0%)
Walked: 20 (2%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 35 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (75%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Electricity (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (1%)

98.3% of residents of Gridley township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,904

In family households: 1,700 (433 male householders, 97 female householders)
455 spouses, 649 children (622 natural, 19 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 15 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 204 (72 male householders (69 living alone)), 118 female householders (108 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 240 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 177 1-person, 13 2-persons.

473 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (18 men, 44 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	8.7%
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:	7.9%
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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