Cooper township, Sangamon County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 28.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 820 (all rural)
| Males: 410 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 410 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 820 (755 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Cooper township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Black: 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.70
| Cooper township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Cooper township: | $55,317 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $594 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,900 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $130,900 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 29 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Nazarene Acres Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Buckhart Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Cooper township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 718
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 73
- South: 68
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 295
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,700
Housing units in Cooper township with a mortgage: 164 (20 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
- Construction (24%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Public administration (27%)
- Health care (20%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (11%)
- Carpenters (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cooper township:
- German (47.0%)
- English (13.3%)
- United States or American (9.5%)
- Irish (8.7%)
- Slovak (5.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.6%)
- Dutch (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 436 (88%)
- Carpooled: 39 (8%)
- Worked at home: 18 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (4%)
97.9% of residents of Cooper township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 896- In family households: 828 (236 male householders, 12 female householders)
213 spouses, 333 children (317 natural, 7 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 68 (25 male householders (9 living alone)), 13 female householders (5 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 83 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 15 2-persons, 9 3-persons,
167 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (10 men, 15 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% |