Richfield township, Adams County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 38.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 419 (all rural)
| Males: 229 |  (54.7%) |
| Females: 190 |  (45.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 419 (354 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Richfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.76
| Richfield township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Richfield township: | $41,327 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,800 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
| : | $108,800 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Baker Family Cemetery (1), Franks Cemetery (2), Klarner Cemetery (3), Lock Family Cemetery (4), Potter Cemetery (5), Rice Family Cemetery (6), Shiloh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: De Wees Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
55% of Richfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 415
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 175
- South: 31
- West: 44
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 244
- Mobile homes: 60
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,700
Housing units in Richfield township with a mortgage: 43 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Construction (22%)
- Rail transportation (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Social assistance (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Health care (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
- Carpenters (15%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (12%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Religious workers (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (24%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
- Customer service representatives (15%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richfield township:
- German (28.3%)
- English (13.9%)
- European (6.3%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
- United States or American (3.6%)
- Scottish (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 247 (75%)
- Carpooled: 73 (22%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 3 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (17%)
- Utility gas (6%)
96.4% of residents of Richfield township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 683- In family households: 627 (193 male householders, 17 female householders)
208 spouses, 209 children (100 natural, 92 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 56 (32 male householders (32 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person,
101 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (4 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 65
| Here: | 55.6% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |