Lima township, Adams County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 55.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Population: 588 (all rural)
| Males: 278 |  (47.3%) |
| Females: 310 |  (52.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 588 (486 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Lima township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 34.0
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Average household size: 2.80
| Lima township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Lima 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: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Lima.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Camp Saukenauk (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Karnes Cemetery (1), Lima Cemetery (2), Higgins Cemetery (3), Gallimore Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Martin Lake (A), Camp Saukenauk Lake (B), Scheuermann Lake (C), Sill Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Little Creek (B), South Fork Bear Creek (C), Buel Branch (D), Grindstone Creek (E), Whiteoak Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Lima township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% 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: 450
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 92
- South: 6
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 188
- One, attached: 1
- Mobile homes: 47
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,300
Housing units in Lima township with a mortgage: 48 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (10%)
- Petroleum and coal products (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lima township:
- German (50.1%)
- Irish (14.1%)
- United States or American (14.1%)
- English (12.1%)
- Italian (2.0%)
- Polish (1.4%)
- European (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 219 (80%)
- Carpooled: 39 (14%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (2%)
97.9% of residents of Lima township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 557- In family households: 508 (133 male householders, 33 female householders)
132 spouses, 185 children (170 natural, 9 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 19 female householders (16 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 9 2-persons,
143 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (7 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 9.5% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 43.5% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |