Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Banner Township
Banner Township
Township
	Location in Fulton County
	Fulton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°29′50″N89°56′04″W / 40.49722°N 89.93444°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	34.07 sq mi (88.2 km2)
• Land	28.50 sq mi (73.8 km2)
• Water	5.58 sq mi (14.5 km2) 16.37%
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	325
• Density	9.5/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61520
FIPS code	17-057-03584

Last updated December 30, 2024

Banner Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 325 and it contained 184 housing units.^[1] The township was known as Utica Township, then Monterey Township, before becoming Banner Township.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Banner Township has a total area of 34.07 square miles (88.24 km²), of which 28.50 square miles (73.81 km²) (or 83.63%) is land and 5.58 square miles (14.45 km²) (or 16.37%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Banner

Unincorporated towns

Monterey

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

Kings Hill (Settlement with school & burying ground)
Mills point
Copperas Creek landing
Commerce Was an early village on the mouth of the copperas creek where it empties into the Illinois River. Just like Mills Point it never materialized & ceased to exist. It was platted in 1843 by Lyman B. Suydam.

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bybee, Kings Hill, Utica and Walnut.

Major highways

Lakes

Pond Lily Lake
Slim Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 325 people, 176 households, and 79 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.54 inhabitants per square mile (3.68/km²). There were 184 housing units at an average density of 5.40 units per square mile (2.08 units/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.92% White, 0.00% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 176 households, out of which 14.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.93% were married couples living together, 7.95% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 55.11% were non-families. 54.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.71 and the average family size was 2.51.

The township's age distribution consisted of 13.0% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 33.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 152.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 162.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,308, and the median income for a family was $53,125. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $17,955 for females. The per capita income for the township was $39,583. About 10.1% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	340	—
2010	373	9.7%
2020	325	−12.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Canton Union School District 66
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 91
State Senate District 46

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References

"Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 16, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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 Fulton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Lewistown
Cities	Canton Cuba Farmington‡ Lewistown	Map of Illinois highlighting Fulton County
Town	Astoria
Villages	Avon‡ Banner Bryant Dunfermline Ellisville Fairview Ipava Liverpool London Mills‡ Marietta Norris Smithfield St. David Table Grove Vermont
Townships	Astoria Banner Bernadotte Buckheart Canton Cass Deerfield Ellisville Fairview Farmers Farmington Harris Isabel Joshua Kerton Lee Lewistown Liverpool Orion Pleasant Putman Union Vermont Waterford Woodland Young Hickory
Unincorporated communities	Babylon Beaty Bernadotte Blyton Breeds Brereton Checkrow Depler Springs Duncan Mills Enion Fiatt Gilchrist Leesburg Little America Manley Maples Mill Marbletown Middlegrove Monterey Poverty Ridge Rawalts Sepo Seville Summum
Ghost towns	Bybee Civer Midway Sugarville Tuscumbia
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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