Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Beaver Creek Township
Beaver Creek Township
Township
	Location in Hamilton County
	Hamilton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°10′21″N88°25′37″W / 38.17250°N 88.42694°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	36.54 sq mi (94.6 km2)
• Land	36.53 sq mi (94.6 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.04%
Elevation	410 ft (125 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	274
• Density	7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62828, 62835, 62859, 62887
FIPS code	17-065-04481

Last updated December 30, 2024

Beaver Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 274 and it contained 109 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Beaver Creek Township has a total area of 36.54 square miles (94.64 km²), of which 36.53 square miles (94.61 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

Jefferson City at 38°09′01″N88°27′42″W / 38.150325°N 88.461716°W / 38.150325; -88.461716
New London at 38°10′06″N88°24′20″W / 38.168381°N 88.405603°W / 38.168381; -88.405603

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains Springer Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 274 people, 119 households, and 119 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.50 inhabitants per square mile (2.90/km²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 2.98 per square mile (1.15/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.53% White, 0.73% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 4.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 119 households, out of which 38.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 100.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and none were non-families. No households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 2.78.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 128.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,927, and the median income for a family was $56,927. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $50,735 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,116. About 13.4% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	283	—
2010	271	−4.2%
2020	274	1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 108
State Senate District 54

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Beaver Creek Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 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 Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Hamilton County
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Blairsville Braden Dale Delafield Piopolis Rural Hill Tuckers Corners West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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