Bear Creek Township, Christian County, Illinois

Bear Creek Township
Bear Creek Township
Township
	Township of Bear Creek
	Location in Christian County
	Christian County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°28′42″N89°24′58″W / 39.47833°N 89.41611°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Land	35.82 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	516
• Density	14/sq mi (5.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	62546, 62556, 62568
Area codes	217, 447
FIPS code	17-021-04325

Last updated November 19, 2023

Bear Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, its population was 516, and it contained 227 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.83 square miles (92.8 km²), of which 35.82 square miles (92.8 km²) – or 99.97% – is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) – or 0.03% – is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Palmer

Unincorporated towns

Clarksdale

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Anderson, Durbin, and Palmer.

Major highways

Illinois Route 48

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 516 people, 222 households, and 177 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.40 inhabitants per square mile (5.56/km²). There were 227 housing units at an average density of 6.33 per square mile (2.44/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.19% White, 0.19% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 4.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 222 households, out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.01% were married couples living together, 13.51% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.27% were non-families. 16.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.54.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $71,250, and the median income for a family was $85,125. Males had a median income of $41,818 versus $37,857 for females. The per capita income for the township was $38,095. About 2.8% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	499	—
2020	516	3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

State House District 98
State Senate District 49

Notable person

James B. Ricks – Lawyer who served as the mayor of Taylorville and as a justice on the Illinois State Supreme Court; born in Bear Creek Township in 1852.^[4]

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
↑ "James B. Ricks" (PDF). Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission.

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

[census-2] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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

[4] "James B. Ricks" (PDF). Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Christian County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Taylorville
Cities	Assumption Pana‡ Taylorville	Map of Illinois highlighting Christian County
Villages	Bulpitt Edinburg Harvel‡ Jeisyville Kincaid Morrisonville Mount Auburn Moweaqua‡ Owaneco Palmer Stonington Tovey
Townships	Assumption Bear Creek Buckhart Greenwood Johnson King Locust May Mosquito Mount Auburn Pana Prairieton Ricks Rosamond South Fork Stonington Taylorville
CDP	Langleyville
Other unincorporated communities	Bolivia Clarksdale Dunkel Ellis Grove City Hewittsville Midway Millersville Old Stonington Osbernville Radford Roby Rosamond Sharpsburg Sicily Vanderville Velma Willey Station Zenobia‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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