Ramsey township, Fayette County, Illinois (IL)

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Ramsey township, IL map Land area: 54.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,885 (all rural)

Males: 928	(49.2%)
Females: 957	(50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,885 (1,492 owner occupied, 393 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Races in Ramsey township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 36.8

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Average household size: 2.50

Ramsey township:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.00

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,001 ($30,129 in 1999)

This township:	$35,001
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $281 (lower quartile is $189, upper quartile is $345)

Here:	$281
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,134 (it was $41,700 in 2000)

Ramsey township:	$68,134
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,041 - $115,551

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $102,908
Here: $102,908
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $50,087
Here: $50,087
State: $258,887

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $80,388
Here: $80,388
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $34,814
Here: $34,814
State: $35,670

Population density: 35 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	12.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Ramsey.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Ramsey township: Mount Pleasant Church.

Cemeteries: Shedd Cemetery, Hayes Cemetery, Mathias Cemetery, Bolt Cemetery, Bolyard Cemetery, Prater Cemetery, Cothern Family Cemetery.

Reservoir: Ramsey Lake.

Creeks: Bolt Creek, Ash Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (71% naturalized citizens)

Ramsey township:	0.4%
State:	12.3%

65% of Ramsey township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 1676
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 98
South: 79
West: 66

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Ramsey township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 528
One, attached: 2
Two: 5
3 or 4: 11
5 to 9: 12
10 to 19: 5
Mobile homes: 262

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,200

Housing units in Ramsey township with a mortgage: 156 (15 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 177

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 31
1980 to 1989: 91
1970 to 1979: 251
1960 to 1969: 101
1950 to 1959: 69
1940 to 1949: 65
1939 or earlier: 171

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ramsey township, Illinois:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 96 5 rooms: 197 6 rooms: 139 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 36 9 or more rooms: 40

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ramsey township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 49 5 rooms: 60 6 rooms: 11 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ramsey township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 201 3 bedrooms: 297 4 bedrooms: 55 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ramsey township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 83 3 bedrooms: 47 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Ramsey township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 187 2 vehicles: 266 3 vehicles: 71 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Ramsey township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 83 2 vehicles: 45 3 vehicles: 18 4 vehicles: 9 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:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (9%)
Machinery (9%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Social assistance (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ramsey township:

German (34.8%)
United States or American (20.4%)
English (18.6%)
Irish (8.4%)
Dutch (2.5%)
French (except Basque) (2.0%)
Scotch-Irish (1.9%)

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

Other Western Europe (43%)
Korea (29%)
Dominican Republic (29%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 616 (75%)
Carpooled: 130 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 18 (2%)
Worked at home: 49 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Electricity (16%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

99.2% of residents of Ramsey township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,953

In family households: 1,734 (480 male householders, 86 female householders)
426 spouses, 600 children (526 natural, 16 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 9 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 219 (84 male householders (69 living alone)), 117 female householders (113 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 246 2-persons, 134 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 182 1-person, 18 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

369 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (31 men, 58 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	4.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	6.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	30.2%
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 Ramsey township:

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