Knight Prairie township, IL

Hamilton County, IL

2022 population: 463 ( 111 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.3 square miles
Population density: 12.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	463	100.00%	17.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-98	-20.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-13	-2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
574
561	97.74%
0	0.00%
1	0.17%
0	0.00%
2	0.35%
10	1.74%
13	2.26%

2000
526
526	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
535
528	98.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	1.31%
7	1.31%

1980
505
505	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

35	6.7
13	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2	-0.4
-7	-1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

23	4.6
7	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Knight Prairie township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.2
102	22.0%
361	78.0%
116	25.1%

184
2.52

128	69.6%
111	86.7%
0	0.0%
56	30.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.0
142	24.7%
432	75.3%
77	13.4%

221
2.60

172	77.8%
146	84.9%
10	5.8%
49	22.2%

2000
Number	Percent
48.2
109	20.7%
417	79.3%
145	27.6%

211
2.49

172	81.5%
163	94.8%
4	2.3%
39	18.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
146	27.3%
389	72.7%
73	13.6%

194
2.76

155	79.9%
149	96.1%
0	0.0%
39	20.1%

1980
Number	Percent
36.1
125	24.8%
380	75.2%
77	15.2%

188
2.69

164	87.2%
151	92.1%
0	0.0%
24	12.8%

2022 Housing Data for Knight Prairie township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	2	1.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	34	18.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	52	28.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	37	20.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	26	14.1%

Median Household Income	116,364
Per Capita Income	44,125

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	13.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	212	76.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	212	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	67	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	76	76	50.0%
Non-Profit	5	6	45.5%
Self-Employed	38	24	61.3%

Local Government	0	0	?%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	12	0.0%

Total Private + Self	114	100	53.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	18	21.7%
Total	119	118	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	5.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	47	19.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	33	13.9%
Professional, Technical	42	17.7%
Service Occupations	28	11.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	16	6.8%
All others	87	36.7%

White Collar		51.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	58	24.5%
Health care and social assistance	55	23.2%
Manufacturing	52	21.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	8.0%
Information	15	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	12	5.1%
Educational services	11	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	3.8%
Retail trade	6	2.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	463	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	145	31.3%
Irish	73	15.8%
English	69	14.9%
American	61	13.2%
Scottish	16	3.5%
French	2	0.4%
Lithuanian	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	463	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	463	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	4.2%	3	0.8%	137	38.6%	134	37.7%	39	11.0%	27	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	4.2%
9-12 Years	3	0.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	137	38.6%
Some College	134	37.7%
Bach. Degree	39	11.0%
Grad Degree	27	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25	R +24	R + 2.3%
D +1
2020 vs. 2012	R +66	R +87	R + 21.9%
D -21
2020 vs. 2008	R +105	R +156	R + 48.0%
D -51

2016 vs. 2008	R +80	R +132	R + 45.7%
D -52
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	254	83.3%	Joe Biden (D)	49	16.1%	2	0.7%	305	43	36	0.01%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	229	79.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	48	16.7%	10	3.5%	287	41	34	0.01%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	188	70.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	70	26.1%	10	3.7%	268	29	23	0.01%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	149	57.8%	Barack Obama (D)	100	38.8%	9	3.5%	258	21	12	0.00%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	165	58.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	104	36.7%	14	4.9%	283	16	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Knight Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

16.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

254

83.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

305

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 43	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Knight Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.7%

Donald Trump (R)

229

79.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

287

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Knight Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

26.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

188

70.1%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

268

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Knight Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

100

38.8%

John McCain (R)

149

57.8%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

258

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Knight Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

165

58.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

104

36.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

283

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Knight Prairie township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	70%	Kathy Salvi (R)	200	80.3%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	48	19.3%	1 [+]	0.4%	249	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%);
2022	G	69%	Darren Bailey (R)	213	86.6%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	31	12.6%	2 [+]	0.8%	246	44	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 2 (0.8%);
2020	S2	82%	Mark Curran (R)	223	75.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	61	20.7%	10 [+]	3.4%	294	37	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 7 (2.4%); Willie Wilson (I) 2 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	65%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	161	66.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	43	17.6%	40 [+]	16.4%	244	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 35 (14.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 5 (2.0%);
2016	S3	72%	Mark Kirk* (R)	176	63.1%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	91	32.6%	12 [+]	4.3%	279	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 8 (2.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 4 (1.4%);
2014	S2	57%	Jim Oberweis (R)	135	59.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	85	37.3%	8 [+]	3.5%	228	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 8 (3.5%);
2014	G	56%	Bruce Rauner (R)	166	73.1%	Pat Quinn* (D)	48	21.1%	13 [+]	5.7%	227	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 13 (5.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Knight Prairie township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Knight Prairie township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Knight Prairie township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knight Prairie township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Knight Prairie township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knight Prairie township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Knight Prairie township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Knight Prairie township, IL

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	199
Median Value	$94,700

Occupied	184	92.5%
Vacant	15	7.5%

Owned	184	100.0%
Rented	0	0.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	188	94.5%
Detached	188	94.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	11	5.5%