Jarvis township, Madison County, Illinois (IL)

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Jarvis township, IL map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 12,062 (77% urban, 23% rural)

Males: 5,936	(49.2%)
Females: 6,126	(50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 12,054 (9,940 owner occupied, 2,114 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Races in Jarvis township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
Black: 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.4%
Two or more races: 1.3%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.7
Median age of females: 35.3

Average houshold size: 2.80
Average family size: 3.17

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Population density: 337 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	1.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Troy.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Hoenig Family Cemetery, Loyet Family Cemetery, Gilead Cemetery, Schmidt Family Cemetery, Bohnenstiehl Family Cemetery, Lagenwalter Family Cemetery, Watt Cemetery.

Reservoir: Twin Lakes.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wendell Branch, Lake Fork, Mill Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 101 (62% naturalized citizens)

Jarvis township:	0.8%
State:	12.3%

57% of Jarvis township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 7808
Northeast: 297
Midwest: 2538
South: 828
West: 420

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $132,800

Jarvis township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,453
One, attached: 130
Two: 334
3 or 4: 84
5 to 9: 165
10 to 19: 76
20 to 49: 32
Mobile homes: 148

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,300

Housing units in Jarvis township with a mortgage: 2,419 (237 second mortgage, 259 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 609

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 170
1995 to 1998: 496
1990 to 1994: 640
1980 to 1989: 1,177
1970 to 1979: 843
1960 to 1969: 382
1950 to 1959: 163
1940 to 1949: 170
1939 or earlier: 381

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 51
4 rooms: 265
5 rooms: 729
6 rooms: 779
7 rooms: 689
8 rooms: 565
9 or more rooms: 337

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 29
3 rooms: 117
4 rooms: 412
5 rooms: 134
6 rooms: 89
7 rooms: 68
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 17

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 61
2 bedrooms: 503
3 bedrooms: 1,989
4 bedrooms: 768
5 or more bedrooms: 101

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jarvis township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 146
2 bedrooms: 508
3 bedrooms: 177
4 bedrooms: 37
5 or more bedrooms: 8

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

no vehicle: 81
1 vehicle: 608
2 vehicles: 1,776
3 vehicles: 657
4 vehicles: 207
5 or more vehicles: 93

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

no vehicle: 79
1 vehicle: 328
2 vehicles: 381
3 vehicles: 45
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 17

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (3%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jarvis township:

German (33.3%)
Irish (12.8%)
United States or American (9.2%)
English (8.6%)
Italian (6.1%)
French (except Basque) (4.1%)
Polish (3.7%)

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

Korea (45%)
Philippines (12%)
Ecuador (12%)
Germany (8%)
Canada (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,326 (84%)
Carpooled: 613 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 85 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 30 (0%)
Walked: 41 (1%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 213 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (63%)
Electricity (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (1%)

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

97.9% of residents of Jarvis township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,076

In family households: 11,027 (2,947 male householders, 497 female householders)
2,885 spouses, 4,239 children (3,928 natural, 115 adopted, 196 stepchildren), 145 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 63 other relatives, 137 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,049 (380 male householders (322 living alone)), 472 female householders (409 living alone)), 197 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,219 2-persons, 843 3-persons, 925 4-persons, 335 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 731 1-person, 85 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

2,773 married couples with children.
588 single-parent households (129 men, 459 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 164

Here:	9.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28

Here:	3.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	6.5%
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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