Sherman township, Mason County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 615 (all rural)
| Males: 310 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 305 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 615 (515 owner occupied, 100 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sherman township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.54
| Sherman township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Sherman 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: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Cities in this township include: Easton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Heater Cemetery (1), Easton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Sherman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 548
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 3
- South: 35
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 229
- Mobile homes: 9
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Sherman township with a mortgage: 79 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 87
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Construction (12%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Gasoline stations (3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman township:
- German (53.5%)
- English (15.4%)
- Irish (6.8%)
- United States or American (3.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
- Scottish (1.4%)
- Italian (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 214 (74%)
- Carpooled: 60 (21%)
- Bicycle: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (58%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Solar energy (4%)
96.5% of residents of Sherman township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 608- In family households: 566 (143 male householders, 38 female householders)
148 spouses, 220 children (208 natural, 6 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (20 male householders (20 living alone)), 19 female householders (16 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 3 2-persons,
107 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (9 men, 17 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% |