Aux Sable Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Aux Sable Township
Aux Sable Township
Township
	Location in Grundy County
	Grundy County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°25′N88°19′W / 41.417°N 88.317°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	30.38 sq mi (78.7 km2)
• Land	29.09 sq mi (75.3 km2)
• Water	1.29 sq mi (3.3 km2) 4.26%
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	15,361
• Density	510/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60447, 60450, 60481
FIPS code	17-063-03090

Last updated December 30, 2024

Aux Sable Township (T34N R8E) is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,361 and it contained 5,184 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Aux Sable Township has a total area of 30.38 square miles (78.68 km²), of which 29.09 square miles (75.34 km²) (or 95.74%) is land and 1.29 square miles (3.34 km²) (or 4.26%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Channahon (west half)
Minooka (southwest three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

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

Ghost town

Dresden at 41°24′14″N88°16′46″W / 41.403787°N 88.279481°W / 41.403787; -88.279481

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Aux Sable, Dresden and Saint Marys.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Three Rivers Farm Airport

Rivers

Des Plaines River

Landmarks

Il Dept Of Transportation-Rest Area

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 15,361 people, 4,596 households, and 3,609 families residing in the township. The population density was 505.58 inhabitants per square mile (195.21/km²). There were 5,184 housing units at an average density of 170.62 per square mile (65.88/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 80.62% White, 2.84% African American, 0.48% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 4.54% from other races, and 10.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.24% of the population.

There were 4,596 households, out of which 52.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.77% were married couples living together, 9.81% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.48% were non-families. 18.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.33.

The township's age distribution consisted of 30.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $90,069, and the median income for a family was $94,092. Males had a median income of $61,713 versus $32,430 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,072. About 4.2% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	4,506	—
2010	13,061	189.9%
2020	15,361	17.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 75
State Senate District 38

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References

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 Grundy County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Morris
Cities	Morris	Map of Illinois highlighting Grundy County
Villages	Braceville‡ Carbon Hill Channahon‡ Coal City‡ Diamond‡ Dwight‡ East Brooklyn Gardner Godley‡ Kinsman Mazon Minooka‡ Seneca‡ South Wilmington Verona
Townships	Aux Sable Braceville Erienna Felix Garfield Goodfarm Goose Lake Greenfield Highland Maine Mazon Morris Nettle Creek Norman Saratoga Vienna Wauponsee
Unincorporated communities	Mazonia Nettle Creek Paytonville Wauponsee
Ghost towns	Jugtown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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