Bureau Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Bureau Township
Bureau Township
Township
	Location in Bureau County
	Bureau County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°26′50″N89°33′59″W / 41.44722°N 89.56639°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land	36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	278
• Density	7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61356, 61376, 61379
FIPS code	17-011-09668

Last updated July 23, 2023

Bureau Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 278 and it contained 126 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), all land.^[2]

Cemeteries

Two cemeteries are located within the township:

West Bureau Cemetery (also known as Cross Cemetery), near Wyanet
Roggy Cemetery, near Walnut

Airports and landing strips

Naffziger Landing Strip, near Limerick and Kasbeer

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 278 people, 35 households, and 35 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.69 inhabitants per square mile (2.97/km²). There were 126 housing units at an average density of 3.49 per square mile (1.35/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.32% White, 0.00% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 3.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.88% of the population.

There were 35 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 100.00% were married couples living together, 0.00% 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 2.29 and the average family size was 2.29.

The township's age distribution consisted of 12.5% under the age of 18, none from 18 to 24, 12.5% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 61.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 74.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,795, and the median income for a family was $75,795. The per capita income for the township was $36,649.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	247	—
2020	278	12.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Political districts

Illinois' 11th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "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.
↑ "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 -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[DecennialCensus-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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