Stanford township, Clay County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 53.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 654 (all rural)
| Males: 327 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 327 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 654 (578 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Stanford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.54
| Stanford township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Stanford 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: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Stanford Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Stanford township include: Bethlehem Church (A), Bloom Church (B), Harmony Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rusk Cemetery (1), Kneff Cemetery (2), Mount Zion United Brethren Cemetery (3), McCawley Cemetery (4), Bloom Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buck Creek (A), Seminary Creek (B), Grove Creek (C), Flat Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
86% of Stanford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 722
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 37
- South: 17
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 270
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300
Housing units in Stanford township with a mortgage: 71 (5 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Construction (13%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (10%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Chemicals (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Extraction workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Stanford township:
- United States or American (34.9%)
- German (24.0%)
- English (15.4%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- French (except Basque) (1.8%)
- British (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 335 (87%)
- Carpooled: 37 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Wood (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 783- In family households: 699 (211 male householders, 30 female householders)
216 spouses, 237 children (237 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (33 male householders (11 living alone)), 29 female householders (29 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 115 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 22 2-persons,
127 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (0 men, 18 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% |