Sargent township, Douglas County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 47.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 293 (all rural)
| Males: 159 |  (54.3%) |
| Females: 134 |  (45.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 293 (234 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sargent township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 43.7
Median age of females: 44.5
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Average household size: 2.46
| Sargent township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.72
| Sargent township: | $52,196 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $507 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,382 (it was $70,800 in 2000)
| : | $92,382 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sargent township: Prairie Observatory (A), Brushy Fork Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Sargent township: Wesley Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Cemetery (1), Albin Cemetery (2), Gwinn Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Walnut Point State Park Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Fork (A), Deer Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sargent township include: Walnut Point State Park (1), Upper Embarras Woods Nature Preserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Sargent township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 301
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 28
- South: 3
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 142
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Sargent township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Construction (19%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
- Educational services (35%)
- Finance and insurance (28%)
- Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- U. S. Postal service (9%)
- Health care (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Financial managers (28%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Secondary school teachers (11%)
- Therapists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sargent township:
- German (26.9%)
- English (21.7%)
- Irish (18.2%)
- United States or American (10.3%)
- Danish (7.1%)
- French (except Basque) (3.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 144 (85%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (4%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 16 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (8%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 336- In family households: 305 (92 male householders, 7 female householders)
95 spouses, 107 children (107 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person,
47 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (6 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 24.1% |
| 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: 3
| Here: | 9.4% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |