Knox township, Knox County, Illinois (IL)

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Knox township, IL map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,407 (80% urban, 20% rural)

Males: 2,583	(47.8%)
Females: 2,824	(52.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,192 (4,465 owner occupied, 727 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	33%

Races in Knox township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 43.4

Average houshold size: 2.46
Average family size: 2.87

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Population density: 150 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Knoxville, East Galesburg.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery, Van Gilder Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Knoxville Cemetery, Butterfield Family Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 29 (79% naturalized citizens)

Knox township:	0.5%
State:	12.3%

67% of Knox township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 4530
Northeast: 56
Midwest: 428
South: 238
West: 122

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,400

Knox township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

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

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

215 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,770
One, attached: 19
Two: 69
3 or 4: 45
5 to 9: 39
10 to 19: 27
20 to 49: 7
Mobile homes: 271

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,100

Housing units in Knox township with a mortgage: 909 (109 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 571

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 121
1990 to 1994: 110
1980 to 1989: 130
1970 to 1979: 618
1960 to 1969: 261
1950 to 1959: 174
1940 to 1949: 68
1939 or earlier: 734

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 33
4 rooms: 134
5 rooms: 423
6 rooms: 470
7 rooms: 369
8 rooms: 157
9 or more rooms: 201

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 33
3 rooms: 65
4 rooms: 86
5 rooms: 69
6 rooms: 54
7 rooms: 24
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 52
2 bedrooms: 373
3 bedrooms: 1,036
4 bedrooms: 280
5 or more bedrooms: 46

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox township:

no bedroom: 1
1 bedroom: 110
2 bedrooms: 143
3 bedrooms: 79
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 59
1 vehicle: 483
2 vehicles: 888
3 vehicles: 278
4 vehicles: 52
5 or more vehicles: 27

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

no vehicle: 38
1 vehicle: 162
2 vehicles: 80
3 vehicles: 57
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 2

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
Rail transportation (7%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (13%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Rail and water transportation workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Knox township:

German (20.0%)
English (16.4%)
United States or American (16.1%)
Swedish (14.1%)
Irish (11.6%)
Italian (2.9%)
Norwegian (2.2%)

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

Canada (31%)
Japan (21%)
Mexico (21%)
Pakistan (14%)
Philippines (7%)
Colombia (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,260 (86%)
Carpooled: 164 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Motorcycle: 22 (1%)
Walked: 48 (2%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 97 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (80%)
Electricity (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

215 people in nursing homes

98.3% of residents of Knox township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,197

In family households: 4,564 (1,237 male householders, 337 female householders)
1,333 spouses, 1,499 children (1,275 natural, 51 adopted, 173 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 36 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 633 (260 male householders (213 living alone)), 308 female householders (295 living alone)), 65 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 215 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 803 2-persons, 359 3-persons, 264 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 508 1-person, 52 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

869 married couples with children.
300 single-parent households (45 men, 255 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41

Here:	6.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	6.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38

Here:	18.4%
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)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Knox township:

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