Berlin Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Berlin Township
Berlin Township
Township
	Location in Bureau County
	Bureau County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°26′47″N89°20′09″W / 41.44639°N 89.33583°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.56 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Land	36.56 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	735 ft (224 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	659
• Density	18/sq mi (7.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61312, 61323, 61330, 61337, 61356
FIPS code	17-011-05430

Last updated July 23, 2023

Berlin Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020^[update] census, its population was 659 and it contained 297 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010^[update] census, the township has a total area of 36.56 square miles (94.7 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities

Dover (east quarter)
Malden

Unincorporated towns

Zearing

Cemeteries

The township contains Malden Cemetery.

Major highways

US Route 34

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	746	—
2020	659	−11.7%
US Decennial Census^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 659 people, 289 households, and 200 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.03 inhabitants per square mile (6.96/km²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 8.12 per square mile (3.14/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.23% White, 1.06% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.97% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.01% of the population.

There were 289 households, out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.29% were married couples living together, 10.38% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.80% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.89.

The township's age distribution consisted of 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $66,806, and the median income for a family was $76,964. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,651. About 15.5% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.3% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Malden Community School District
La Moille Community Unit School District 303

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 76
State Senate District 38

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References

"Berlin Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 4, 2010.
US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "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.

[census-2] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Bureau County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Spring Valley	Map of Illinois highlighting Bureau County
Villages	Arlington Buda Bureau Junction Cherry Dalzell‡ DePue Dover Hollowayville La Moille Ladd Malden Manlius Mineral Neponset New Bedford Ohio Seatonville Sheffield Tiskilwa Walnut Wyanet
Townships	Arispie Berlin Bureau Clarion Concord Dover Fairfield Gold Greenville Hall Indiantown Lamoille Leepertown Macon Manlius Milo Mineral Neponset Ohio Princeton Selby Walnut Westfield Wheatland Wyanet
Unincorporated communities	Clarion Coal Hollow Greenoak Kasbeer Langley Limerick Lone Tree Corners Marquette Milo Normandy Ottville Providence Thomas Van Orin Webster Park Wendel Whitefield‡ Yorktown Zearing
Ghost town	Bourbonais
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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