Campton Township, Illinois

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Campton Township
Township
Map highlighting Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois.svg
Location in Kane County
Map of Illinois highlighting Kane County.svg
Kane County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°56′30″N088°26′09″W / 41.94167°N 88.43583°W / 41.94167; -88.43583
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kane
Area
 • Total
34.48 sq mi (89.3 km2)
 • Land34.31 sq mi (88.9 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.48%
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
ZIP Codes
60119, 60124, 60151, 60175, 60183
FIPS code 17-089-10903
GNIS feature ID0428755

Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,064 and it contained 5,828 housing units. [2]

Contents

The township's rural character is subject to increased development. Following an annexation by Elgin, Illinois of northern land for high density development, in May 2007 most of the unincorporated areas of the township became part of the new Village of Campton Hills.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Campton Township has a total area of 34.48 square miles (89.30 km2), of which 34.31 square miles (88.86 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.48%) is water. [3]

Cities, Towns, Villages

Unincorporated Towns

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [2] there were 17,064 people, 5,888 households, and 4,956 families residing in the township. The population density was 494.95 inhabitants per square mile (191.10/km2). There were 5,828 housing units at an average density of 169.05 per square mile (65.27/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 88.71% White, 0.91% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.31% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 6.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.61% of the population.

There were 5,888 households, out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.19% were married couples living together, 4.62% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 15.83% were non-families. 13.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.22.

The township's age distribution consisted of 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $146,604, and the median income for a family was $165,407. Males had a median income of $86,547 versus $36,313 for females. The per capita income for the township was $60,450. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 14,053—
2010 17,17422.2%
2020 17,064−0.6%
2016 (est.)17,564 [4] 2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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