Sheridan township, Logan County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 555 (all rural)
| Males: 284 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 271 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 555 (402 owner occupied, 153 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sheridan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.63
| Sheridan township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Sheridan township: | $47,116 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $448 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,429 (it was $74,900 in 2000)
| : | $90,429 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: New Holland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Pool Hill Cemetery (1), Stephen's Cemetery (2), Richmond Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Sheridan township: New Holland Legion Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Sheridan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 531
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 24
- South: 11
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 234
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Sheridan township with a mortgage: 77 (10 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sheridan township:
- German (46.8%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- United States or American (16.1%)
- English (7.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
- Norwegian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 225 (77%)
- Carpooled: 32 (11%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 34 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
98.5% of residents of Sheridan township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 575- In family households: 499 (143 male householders, 22 female householders)
149 spouses, 166 children (163 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 1 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 76 (29 male householders (23 living alone)), 35 female householders (30 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 79 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 11 2-persons,
132 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): 11
| Here: | 20.4% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 26.7% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |