Songer township, Clay County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 369 (all rural)
| Males: 188 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 181 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 369 (325 owner occupied, 44 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Songer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.65
| Songer township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Songer township: | $40,220 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $341 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,054 (it was $50,200 in 2000)
| : | $70,054 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 15.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Songer township: Conners Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Mound Cemetery (1), Parker Cemetery (2), Edwards Family Cemetery (3), Songer Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Greendale Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Sutton Creek (A), Pickle Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Songer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% 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: 430
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 57
- South: 0
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 127
- Mobile homes: 48
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,300
Housing units in Songer township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Construction (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (10%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Songer township:
- German (34.9%)
- United States or American (15.4%)
- English (14.4%)
- Italian (5.1%)
- Polish (3.2%)
- Irish (2.2%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 207 (88%)
- Carpooled: 10 (4%)
- Worked at home: 17 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (87%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (3%)
97.6% of residents of Songer township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 511- In family households: 504 (146 male householders, 13 female householders)
147 spouses, 194 children (183 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
73 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (12 men, 4 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% |