Petty township, Lawrence County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 57.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 708 (all rural)
| Males: 349 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 359 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 708 (616 owner occupied, 92 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Petty township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.55
| Petty township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Petty township: | $39,730 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $363 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $61,309 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
| : | $61,309 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Petty township: Bridgeport Fire Protection District Station 2 (A), Christy Fire Protection District Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Petty township include: Bethany Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Prairie Chapel (C), Island Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bluffs Cemetery (1), Leech Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Carter Creek (A), Bugaboo Creek (B), Eagle Branch (C), Mad Creek (D), Crow Branch (E), The Slough (F), Paul Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Petty township: Chauncey Marsh Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Petty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 152
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 40
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 100
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Petty township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (12%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Food (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- Health care (38%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (15%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Petty township:
- German (40.0%)
- Norwegian (22.1%)
- Polish (9.5%)
- Dutch (7.9%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- Danish (4.2%)
- Russian (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 62 (66%)
- Carpooled: 7 (7%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Other fuel (3%)
97.9% of residents of Petty township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 197- In family households: 176 (49 male householders, 4 female householders)
60 spouses, 61 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (13 male householders (10 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 3 3-persons,
141 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (7 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 48.6% |
| 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% |