Lawrence township, Lawrence County, Illinois (IL)

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Lawrence township, IL map Land area: 41.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 6,831 (83% urban, 17% rural)

Males: 3,142	(46.0%)
Females: 3,689	(54.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,443 (4,738 owner occupied, 1,705 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Races in Lawrence township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
Black: 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 45.9

Average houshold size: 2.24
Average family size: 2.81

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Population density: 163 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Lawrenceville.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: May Chapel Cemetery.

Creek: Indian Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 58 (12% naturalized citizens)

Lawrence township:	0.8%
State:	12.3%

60% of Lawrence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 4350
Northeast: 31
Midwest: 1784
South: 423
West: 165

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,800

Lawrence 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: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Lawrence township, Illinois

364 people in nursing homes
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,413
One, attached: 24
Two: 116
3 or 4: 88
5 to 9: 41
10 to 19: 15
20 to 49: 77
50 or more: 124
Mobile homes: 250
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,300

Housing units in Lawrence township with a mortgage: 936 (67 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 801

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 84
1990 to 1994: 84
1980 to 1989: 274
1970 to 1979: 409
1960 to 1969: 299
1950 to 1959: 564
1940 to 1949: 461
1939 or earlier: 975

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 30
4 rooms: 298
5 rooms: 593
6 rooms: 521
7 rooms: 326
8 rooms: 163
9 or more rooms: 122

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 133
3 rooms: 99
4 rooms: 236
5 rooms: 173
6 rooms: 140
7 rooms: 20
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 15

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

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 56
2 bedrooms: 883
3 bedrooms: 851
4 bedrooms: 221
5 or more bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 281
2 bedrooms: 335
3 bedrooms: 161
4 bedrooms: 39
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 65
1 vehicle: 631
2 vehicles: 966
3 vehicles: 312
4 vehicles: 87
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 190
1 vehicle: 424
2 vehicles: 154
3 vehicles: 35
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 7

Most common industries for males:

Health care (10%)
Construction (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Petroleum and coal products (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lawrence township:

German (23.9%)
United States or American (22.7%)
English (17.4%)
Irish (10.5%)
Scotch-Irish (3.5%)
Dutch (3.5%)
French (except Basque) (2.0%)

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

Mexico (78%)
Jamaica (12%)
United Kingdom (10%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,522 (86%)
Carpooled: 264 (9%)
Walked: 86 (3%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 50 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (82%)
Electricity (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Lawrence township, Illinois

364 people in nursing homes
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

96.9% of residents of Lawrence township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,434

In family households: 5,233 (1,513 male householders, 356 female householders)
1,525 spouses, 1,652 children (1,491 natural, 38 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 22 other relatives, 71 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,201 (323 male householders (270 living alone)), 783 female householders (749 living alone)), 95 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 391 (382 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 993 2-persons, 426 3-persons, 313 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,019 1-person, 87 2-persons.

950 married couples with children.
304 single-parent households (69 men, 235 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	1.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46

Here:	17.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	2.5%
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 Lawrence township:

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