Newburg township, Pike County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 983 (50% urban, 50% rural)
| Males: 454 |  (46.2%) |
| Females: 529 |  (53.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 892 (677 owner occupied, 215 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Newburg township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 44.6
Median age of females: 48.0
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Average household size: 2.39
| Newburg township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Newburg township: | $39,433 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $343 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,496 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $69,496 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Old Orchard Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Newburg township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Howland Cemetery (1), Pettis Cemetery (2), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (3), Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery (4), Tripp Cemetery (5), Sunny Hill Cemetery (6), Forman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Pittsfield (A), New Pittsfield Lake Number 1 (B), New Pittsfield Lake Number 2 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Panther Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Newburg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 804
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 125
- South: 16
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
74 people in nursing homes
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 290
- Two: 18
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 8
- 10 to 19: 18
- 20 to 49: 18
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,000
Housing units in Newburg township with a mortgage: 54 (4 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 112
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Social assistance (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Cashiers (16%)
- Child care workers (15%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Newburg township:
- German (38.0%)
- United States or American (19.2%)
- English (12.2%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- Norwegian (2.4%)
- Yugoslavian (1.2%)
- Italian (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 317 (76%)
- Carpooled: 60 (14%)
- Worked at home: 40 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (43%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
74 people in nursing homes
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
99.6% of residents of Newburg township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 865- In family households: 743 (232 male householders, 23 female householders)
249 spouses, 239 children (237 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 122 (36 male householders (34 living alone)), 84 female householders (84 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 101 (80 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 2 2-persons,
169 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (11 men, 23 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% |