Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Bernadotte Township
Bernadotte Township
Township
	Location in Fulton County
	Fulton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°24′24″N90°16′14″W / 40.40667°N 90.27056°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.71 sq mi (97.7 km2)
• Land	37.69 sq mi (97.6 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.04%
Elevation	476 ft (145 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	249
• Density	6.6/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61427, 61441, 61477, 61482, 61542
FIPS code	17-057-05469

Last updated December 30, 2024

Bernadotte Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 249 and it contained 134 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bernadotte Township has a total area of 37.71 square miles (97.67 km²), of which 37.69 square miles (97.62 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.^[2]

Extinct towns

Bernadotte
Tuscumbia
Cameron Grove (aka Colemans grove) was a picnic area & settlement 3 miles up the spoon River north of Bernadotte in the early days.
Providence was a small community with a lovely church and cemetery.
Bennington was a former village that had a post office established Sept 20,1823 and discontinued May 20, 1835.

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Engle, Providence, Randol, Stites, and The Zoll family Cemetery in a grove of trees.

Landmarks

Camp Ellis Landing Strip

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 249 people, 89 households, and 34 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.60 inhabitants per square mile (2.55/km²). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 3.55 per square mile (1.37/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.98% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.61% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.61% of the population.

There were 89 households, out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 12.36% were married couples living together, 25.84% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 61.80% were non-families. 61.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 50.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.88.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.7% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 57.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,234, and the median income for a family was $50,000. The per capita income for the township was $16,424. No families and 24.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	320	—
2010	273	−14.7%
2020	249	−8.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
Lewistown School District 97
V I T Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

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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 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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