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Liberty township, IL map Land area: 18.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 816 (all rural)
Males: 398  (48.8%)
Females: 418  (51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 816 (603 owner occupied, 213 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

33%


Races in Liberty township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
  • Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 36.6

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Average household size: 2.57

Liberty township:

2.6 people
Illinois:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.07

Estimated median household income in 2008: $34,016 ($28,182 in 1999)
This township:

$34,016
Illinois:

$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $396 (lower quartile is $312, upper quartile is $468)
Here:

$396
State:

$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $98,789 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
Liberty township:

$98,789
Illinois:

$214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,742 - $138,372

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $174,826
Here:

$174,826
State:

$270,454

Mobile homes: $20,714
Here:

$20,714
State:

$35,670
Population density: 45 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

13.6%
Whole state:

10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

7.5%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Beecher City.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Tipsword Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gossage Branch (A), Corwin Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (0% naturalized citizens)

Liberty township:  0.4%
State:  12.3%

72% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Illinois.

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

  • This state: 696
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 51
  • South: 41
  • West: 4
Liberty township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 273
  • Two: 6
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • Mobile homes: 55

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500


Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 85 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 14
  • 1990 to 1994: 17
  • 1980 to 1989: 28
  • 1970 to 1979: 67
  • 1960 to 1969: 35
  • 1950 to 1959: 47
  • 1940 to 1949: 40
  • 1939 or earlier: 90

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 25
  • 5 rooms: 70
  • 6 rooms: 59
  • 7 rooms: 48
  • 8 rooms: 26
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 9
  • 4 rooms: 20
  • 5 rooms: 23
  • 6 rooms: 5
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 12
  • 2 bedrooms: 80
  • 3 bedrooms: 107
  • 4 bedrooms: 30
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberty township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 41
  • 3 bedrooms: 20
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 20
  • 1 vehicle: 58
  • 2 vehicles: 88
  • 3 vehicles: 50
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 10
  • 1 vehicle: 29
  • 2 vehicles: 18
  • 3 vehicles: 16
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Printing and related support activities (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Printing workers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:

  • German (34.5%)
  • English (22.6%)
  • United States or American (14.4%)
  • Irish (6.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (3.7%)
  • Italian (3.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2.9%)

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

  • Mexico (67%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 250 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 54 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (1%)
  • Walked: 12 (4%)
  • Other means: 4 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 2 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Wood (2%)

98.2% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 804
  • In family households: 678 (180 male householders, 37 female householders)
    172 spouses, 251 children (230 natural, 6 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 4 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 126 (50 male householders (36 living alone)), 51 female householders (45 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 95 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 18 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 1 4-persons,

162 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (30 men, 35 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
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: 0
Here:

0.0%
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 (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Liberty township:

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