Appanoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Appanoose Township
Appanoose Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°35′25″N91°17′55″W / 40.59028°N 91.29861°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	30.34 sq mi (78.6 km2)
• Land	25.52 sq mi (66.1 km2)
• Water	4.82 sq mi (12.5 km2) 15.88%
Elevation	686 ft (209 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	447
• Density	15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62330, 62354, 62358
FIPS code	17-067-01621

Last updated December 30, 2024

Appanoose Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 and it contained 236 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Appanoose Township has a total area of 30.34 square miles (78.58 km²), of which 25.52 square miles (66.10 km²) (or 84.12%) is land and 4.82 square miles (12.48 km²) (or 15.88%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains Appanoose Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Sineles Sunset Strip
Winchester Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 447 people, 152 households, and 120 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.74 inhabitants per square mile (5.69/km²). There were 236 housing units at an average density of 7.78 per square mile (3.00/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.06% White, 2.46% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 4.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 152 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.66% were married couples living together, 3.29% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.05% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.36.

The township's age distribution consisted of 17.5% under the age of 18, 0.6% from 18 to 24, 5.1% from 25 to 44, 47% from 45 to 64, and 29.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,103, and the median income for a family was $53,500. Males had a median income of $36,389 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,071. About 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	672	—
2000	352	−47.6%
2010	435	23.6%
2020	447	2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Appanoose Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 20, 2009.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carthage
Cities	Carthage Dallas City‡ Hamilton La Harpe Nauvoo Warsaw	Map of Illinois highlighting Hancock County
Town	Bentley
Villages	Augusta Basco Bowen Elvaston Ferris Plymouth‡ Pontoosuc West Point
Townships	Appanoose Augusta Bear Creek Carthage Chili Dallas City Durham Fountain Green Hancock Harmony La Harpe Montebello Nauvoo Pilot Grove Pontoosuc Prairie Rock Creek Rocky Run-Wilcox Sonora St. Albans St. Mary Walker Warsaw Wythe
CDP	Niota
Other communities	Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek Old Niota Powellton St. Mary Stillwell Sutter Tioga Webster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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