Salt Creek township, Mason County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 241 (all rural)
| Males: 128 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 113 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 241 (180 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Salt Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Asian: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.77
| Salt Creek township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Salt Creek township: | $41,823 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $414 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,380 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
| : | $76,380 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Salt Creek Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Big Grove Cemetery (1), Leases Grove Cemetery (2), Crites Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Blue Hole (A), Smith Lake (B), Agnew Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Salt Creek (A), Grove Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Salt Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 208
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 90
Housing units in Salt Creek township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
Most common first ancestries reported in Salt Creek township:
- German (38.0%)
- United States or American (38.0%)
- English (18.2%)
- Italian (2.9%)
- Scottish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 96 (73%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Worked at home: 29 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (8%)
94.0% of residents of Salt Creek township speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 216- In family households: 201 (59 male householders, 7 female householders)
57 spouses, 72 children (72 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
51 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 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% |