Leech township, Wayne County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 53.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 535 (all rural)
| Males: 289 |  (54.0%) |
| Females: 246 |  (46.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 535 (448 owner occupied, 87 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Leech township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.55
| Leech township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Leech 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: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Golden Gate.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Leech township: Zions Hill Camp (A), Fairfield Waterworks (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Leech township include: Oakwood Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Bethel Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wilson Cemetery (1), Winland Cemetery (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Gash Cemetery (4), Stewart Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Old River Pond (A), Hortin Slough (B), Hay Pond (C), Horseshoe Pond (D), Half Moon Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Briar Branch (A), Big Creek (B), King Creek (C), Pond Creek (D), Freds Creek (E), Owens Creek (F), White Oak Slough (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Leech township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 451
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 73
- South: 39
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- Mobile homes: 87
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,500
Housing units in Leech township with a mortgage: 34 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Repair and maintenance (17%)
- Construction (12%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other transportation workers (5%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (14%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Leech township:
- United States or American (42.4%)
- English (15.8%)
- German (12.4%)
- Irish (10.8%)
- Norwegian (1.6%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
- Italian (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 218 (86%)
- Carpooled: 26 (10%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 6 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.4% of residents of Leech township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 567- In family households: 510 (155 male householders, 11 female householders)
146 spouses, 163 children (146 natural, 2 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (38 male householders (34 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 4 2-persons,
120 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (7 men, 8 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: 4
| Here: | 10.8% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |