Indian Prairie township, Wayne County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 573 (all rural)
| Males: 303 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 270 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 573 (533 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Indian Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.49
| Indian Prairie township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Indian Prairie township: | $43,154 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $331 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,426 (it was $47,100 in 2000)
| : | $70,426 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Johnsonville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Maple Grove Picnic Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Indian Prairie township include: Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church (A), Rock Branch Church (B), Stinson-Oak Grove Church (C), Glenwood Church (D), New Salem Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wesley Chapel Cemetery (1), Cates Cemetery (2), Johnsonville Cemetery (3), Smyer Old Cemetery (4), Hale Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Trout Pond (A), Milner Lake (B), In-Dan-Wayne Lake (C), Sam Dale Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Indian Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 492
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 38
- South: 26
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 179
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 83
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,200
Housing units in Indian Prairie township with a mortgage: 57 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Transportation equipment (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Indian Prairie township:
- United States or American (29.9%)
- German (21.3%)
- Irish (16.8%)
- English (12.7%)
- Scottish (4.5%)
- Swedish (3.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 246 (82%)
- Carpooled: 26 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 571- In family households: 512 (166 male householders, 17 female householders)
166 spouses, 151 children (143 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (37 male householders (37 living alone)), 20 female householders (17 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 91 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 3 2-persons,
115 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (6 men, 5 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): 1
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 12.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |