Bourbon Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Bourbon Township
Bourbon Township
Township
	Location in Douglas County
	Douglas County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°42′11″N88°24′51″W / 39.70306°N 88.41417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
• Total	43.12 sq mi (111.7 km2)
• Land	43.11 sq mi (111.7 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.04%
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,099
• Density	95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61910, 61911, 61953
FIPS code	17-041-07458

Last updated July 23, 2023

Bourbon Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,099 and it contained 1,402 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bourbon Township has a total area of 43.12 square miles (111.68 km²), of which 43.11 square miles (111.65 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Arthur (eastern portion)

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Fillmore at 39°42′48″N88°22′52″W / 39.713366°N 88.381163°W / 39.713366; -88.381163

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bourbon, Campbell, Fillmore, Miller, Yoder and Yoder.

Major highways

Illinois Route 133

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 4,099 people, 1,228 households, and 940 families residing in the township. The population density was 95.05 inhabitants per square mile (36.70/km²). There were 1,402 housing units at an average density of 32.51 per square mile (12.55/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.34% White, 0.12% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.17% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.03% of the population.

There were 1,228 households, out of which 44.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.36% were married couples living together, 3.09% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 23.45% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.94.

The township's age distribution consisted of 33.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $62,700, and the median income for a family was $66,968. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $22,317 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,152. About 13.2% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	2,095	—
1940	2,223	6.1%
1950	2,206	−0.8%
1960	2,654	20.3%
1970	2,883	8.6%
1980	3,043	5.5%
1990	3,318	9.0%
2000	3,658	10.2%
2010	4,124	12.7%
2020	4,099	−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306
Arthur Community Unit School District 305

Political districts

State House District 110
State Senate District 55

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References

"Bourbon Township, Douglas County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bourbon Township, Douglas County, Illinois
1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bourbon Township, Douglas County, Illinois

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

[gaz2021-3] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Tuscola
Cities	Arcola Newman Tuscola Villa Grove	Map of Illinois highlighting Douglas County
Villages	Arthur‡ Atwood‡ Camargo Garrett Hindsboro
Townships	Arcola Bourbon Bowdre Camargo Garrett Murdock Newman Sargent Tuscola
Unincorporated communities	Bourbon Chesterville Chicken Bristle Fairland‡ Ficklin Filson Galton Hayes Hillcrest Hugo Kemp Murdock North Prairie Acres Patterson Springs West Ridge
Ghost town	Fillmore
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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