Bonus Township, Boone County, Illinois

Bonus Township
Bonus Township
Township
	Location in Boone County
	Boone County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°17′03″N88°46′25″W / 42.28417°N 88.77361°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.81 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Land	35.52 sq mi (92.0 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.81%
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,375
• Density	120/sq mi (47/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60152, 61008, 61038, 61065
FIPS code	17-007-07302

Last updated July 23, 2023

Bonus Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,375 and it contained 1,485 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.81 square miles (92.7 km²), of which 35.52 square miles (92.0 km²) (or 99.19%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km²) (or 0.81%) is water.^[1]

Cities

Belvidere (east edge)
Poplar Grove (southeast edge)

Unincorporated towns

Garden Prairie

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Andrus, East Bonus, Garden Prairie and Lawrenceville.

Major highways

US Route 20

Airports and landing strips

Bob Walberg Field
Green Giant-Dillon F777arm Heliport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 4,375 people, 1,470 households, and 1,201 families residing in the township. The population density was 121.95 inhabitants per square mile (47.09/km²). There were 1,485 housing units at an average density of 41.39 per square mile (15.98/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 69.81% White, 2.88% African American, 1.07% Native American, 1.60% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 13.07% from other races, and 11.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.47% of the population.

There were 1,470 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.69% were married couples living together, 6.19% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 18.30% were non-families. 15.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.21.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 17% from 25 to 44, 38.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $82,500, and the median income for a family was $93,011. Males had a median income of $60,370 versus $34,480 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,535. About 4.6% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	4,340	—
2020	4,375	0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

Illinois' 16th congressional district
State House District 69
State Senate District 35

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References

1 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.
↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[census-1] 1 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.

[2] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. 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 Boone County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Belvidere
Cities	Belvidere Loves Park‡	Map of Illinois highlighting Boone County
Villages	Caledonia Capron Cherry Valley‡ Poplar Grove Timberlane
Townships	Belvidere Bonus Boone Caledonia Flora Leroy Manchester Poplar Grove Spring
CDPs	Argyle‡ Candlewick Lake Garden Prairie
Other communities	Beaverton Crossroads Blaine Edgewood Herbert Hunter Irene Prairie View Russellville
Ghost town	Reeds Crossing
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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