Cambridge Township, Henry County, Illinois

Cambridge Township
Cambridge Township
Township
	Location in Henry County
	Henry County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°16′46″N90°08′51″W / 41.27944°N 90.14750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	36.95 sq mi (95.7 km2)
• Land	36.93 sq mi (95.6 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.05%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,405
• Density	65/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61238, 61434
FIPS code	17-073-10656

Last updated September 13, 2024

Cambridge Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,405 and it contained 1,059 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cambridge Township has a total area of 36.95 square miles (95.70 km²), of which 36.93 square miles (95.65 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cambridge

Unincorporated towns

Ulah at 41°16′09″N90°08′46″W / 41.269203°N 90.146228°W / 41.269203; -90.146228

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

Adjacent townships

Munson Township (north)
Cornwall Township (northeast)
Burns Township (east)
Galva Township (southeast)
Weller Township (south)
Andover Township (west)
Osco Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: McNay and Talbot.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 2,405 people, 915 households, and 667 families residing in the township. The population density was 65.10 inhabitants per square mile (25.14/km²). There were 1,059 housing units at an average density of 28.66 per square mile (11.07/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.93% White, 0.54% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 4.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.

There were 915 households, out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.36% were married couples living together, 7.98% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.87.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,417, and the median income for a family was $75,491. Males had a median income of $43,450 versus $23,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,631. About 3.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	2,677	—
2010	2,525	−5.7%
2020	2,405	−4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Galva Community Unit School District 224

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

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References

"Cambridge Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. 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] US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". 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 Henry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Cambridge
Cities	Colona Galva Geneseo Kewanee	Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County
Towns	Annawan Atkinson
Villages	Alpha Andover Bishop Hill Cambridge Cleveland Coal Valley‡ Hooppole Orion Woodhull
Townships	Alba Andover Annawan Atkinson Burns Cambridge Clover Colona Cornwall Edford Galva Geneseo Hanna Kewanee Loraine Lynn Munson Osco Oxford Phenix Weller Western Wethersfield Yorktown
CDPs	Lynn Center Nekoma Opheim Osco
Other communities	Dayton Green River
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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