Winslow township, Stephenson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 28.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 720 (all rural)
| Males: 367 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 353 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 720 (544 owner occupied, 176 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Winslow township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 35.3
Median age of females: 36.8
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Average household size: 2.79
| Winslow township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Winslow township: | $42,966 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $456 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,708 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
| : | $94,708 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $158,156
Here: $158,156 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $132,489
Here: $132,489 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $78,838
Here: $78,838 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $82,455
Here: $82,455 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $81,262
Here: $81,262 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $16,026
Here: $16,026 State: $36,193
| Population density: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Winslow.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Winslow township: Brewster Public Access (A), Balduaf Beef Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Christian Hollow Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cedar Creek (A), East Spafford Branch (B), Honey Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of Winslow township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 339
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 307
- South: 29
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 240
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 9
- 5 to 9: 13
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Winslow township with a mortgage: 87 (6 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Construction (14%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Health care (12%)
- Food (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Winslow township:
- German (37.1%)
- United States or American (21.0%)
- English (7.0%)
- Swiss (5.9%)
- Italian (4.0%)
- Irish (3.2%)
- Finnish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 280 (83%)
- Carpooled: 28 (8%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 10 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.6% of residents of Winslow township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 702- In family households: 639 (158 male householders, 20 female householders)
171 spouses, 273 children (251 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 34 female householders (33 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 7 2-persons,
175 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (14 men, 22 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% |