Liberty township, Adams County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,217 (all rural)
| Males: 621 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 596 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,217 (1,019 owner occupied, 198 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Liberty township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.64
| Liberty township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Liberty township: | $41,327 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,800 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
| : | $108,800 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Liberty.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Broady Family Cemetery (1), Clark Family Cemetery (2), Coats Cemetery (3), Drescher Family Cemetery (4), Elmwood Family Cemetery (5), Grubb Family Cemetery (6), Hughes Family Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Sims Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walker Branch (A), Willow Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1078
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 100
- South: 26
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 413
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 16
- Mobile homes: 67
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 142 (15 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:
- German (46.9%)
- United States or American (17.9%)
- English (13.8%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
- Italian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 586 (81%)
- Carpooled: 93 (13%)
- Walked: 19 (3%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (5%)
98.2% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,246- In family households: 1,123 (293 male householders, 73 female householders)
309 spouses, 400 children (372 natural, 18 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 123 (44 male householders (33 living alone)), 60 female householders (57 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 13 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
229 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (9 men, 43 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 8.9% |
| 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: 3
| Here: | 8.8% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |