Camargo Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Camargo Township
Camargo Township
Township
	Location in Douglas County
	Douglas County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°49′31″N88°10′02″W / 39.82528°N 88.16722°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Established	November 5, 1867
Area
• Total	38.65 sq mi (100.1 km2)
• Land	38.59 sq mi (99.9 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.17%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,538
• Density	92/sq mi (35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61919, 61953, 61956
FIPS code	17-041-10604

Last updated December 30, 2024

Camargo Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,538 and it contained 1,569 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Camargo Township has a total area of 38.65 square miles (100.10 km²), of which 38.59 square miles (99.95 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[3] The Embarras River flows through the township. The township contains Spring Lake.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Patterson Springs at 39°47′32″N88°11′34″W / 39.792255°N 88.192822°W / 39.792255; -88.192822

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Broadus, Hammett and Oak Ridge.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 3,538 people, 1,480 households, and 962 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.53 inhabitants per square mile (35.34/km²). There were 1,569 housing units at an average density of 40.59 per square mile (15.67/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.02% White, 0.45% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 4.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

There were 1,480 households, out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.12% were married couples living together, 5.74% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.00% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,833, and the median income for a family was $77,250. Males had a median income of $42,483 versus $27,269 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,431. About 10.4% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	2,914	—
1940	2,872	−1.4%
1950	2,742	−4.5%
1960	3,034	10.6%
1970	3,333	9.9%
1980	3,591	7.7%
1990	3,716	3.5%
2000	3,653	−1.7%
2010	3,585	−1.9%
2020	3,538	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Tuscola Community Unit School District 301
Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302

Political districts

State House District 110
State Senate District 55

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References

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

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

[gaz2021-3] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. 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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