Harris township, Fulton County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 34.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 410 (all rural)
| Males: 205 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 205 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 410 (327 owner occupied, 83 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Harris township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.63
| Harris township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Harris township: | $47,242 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $464 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,985 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
| : | $74,985 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Marietta.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Harris township: Point Pleasant United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Point Pleasant Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Wildwood Haven (A), Clyde Darst Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shoal Creek (A), Shaw Creek (B), Barker Creek (C), Badger Creek (D), Humphreys Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of Harris township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 397
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 7
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 160
- Mobile homes: 43
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,300
Housing units in Harris township with a mortgage: 44 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Metal and metal products (34%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (16%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (25%)
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Gasoline stations (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (39%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers (15%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harris township:
- German (34.0%)
- United States or American (25.8%)
- English (6.5%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- Swedish (3.8%)
- Italian (3.4%)
- Dutch (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 119 (73%)
- Carpooled: 38 (23%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Wood (10%)
99.5% of residents of Harris township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 427- In family households: 386 (91 male householders, 23 female householders)
90 spouses, 153 children (113 natural, 0 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (14 male householders (7 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
74 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (5 men, 7 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% |