Lake township, Clinton County, Illinois (IL)

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Lake township, IL map Land area: 29.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 958 (all rural)

Males: 474	(49.5%)
Females: 484	(50.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 958 (848 owner occupied, 110 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	33%

Races in Lake township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 38.0

Average houshold size: 2.73
Average family size: 3.14

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Population density: 32 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Hoffman.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Knolhoff Cemetery, Wadsworth Cemetery, Posey Cemetery.

Lakes: Ash Lake, Mossy Lake.

Creeks: Lost Creek, Crooked Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Lake township:	0.1%
State:	12.3%

78% of Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 842
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 69
South: 56
West: 4

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Lake township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 279
One, attached: 4
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 23
Mobile homes: 61

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,300

Housing units in Lake township with a mortgage: 105 (6 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 33
1980 to 1989: 69
1970 to 1979: 93
1960 to 1969: 44
1950 to 1959: 24
1940 to 1949: 38
1939 or earlier: 49

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 43
5 rooms: 50
6 rooms: 99
7 rooms: 81
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 12

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 19
4 rooms: 23
5 rooms: 5
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 3
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 52
3 bedrooms: 211
4 bedrooms: 38
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 36
3 bedrooms: 3
4 bedrooms: 3
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 63
2 vehicles: 135
3 vehicles: 83
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 16

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 28
2 vehicles: 2
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Construction (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (31%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lake township:

German (59.7%)
United States or American (14.0%)
English (5.1%)
Irish (4.4%)
Italian (4.1%)
French (except Basque) (1.4%)
Swedish (0.9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 435 (84%)
Carpooled: 53 (10%)
Walked: 17 (3%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 9 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
Utility gas (31%)
Electricity (26%)
Solar energy (3%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

96.3% of residents of Lake township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 979

In family households: 890 (227 male householders, 42 female householders)
228 spouses, 329 children (297 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 89 (21 male householders (15 living alone)), 58 female householders (55 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 99 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 9 2-persons.

216 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (3 men, 34 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	18.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	18.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	13.5%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lake township:

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