Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois

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Chestnut Township
Map highlighting Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois.svg
Location in Knox County
Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County.svg
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′12″N90°16′27″W / 40.75333°N 90.27417°W / 40.75333; -90.27417
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
County Knox
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Area
  Total
36.19 sq mi (93.7 km2)
  Land36.19 sq mi (93.7 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0 km2)  0.01%
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
216
  Density5.97/sq mi (2.30/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61410, 61436, 61458, 61474, 61544
FIPS code 17-095-13217

Chestnut Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 216 and it contained 117 housing units. [1]

Contents

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chestnut Township has a total area of 36.19 square miles (93.73 km2), of which 36.19 square miles (93.73 km2) (or 99.99%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km2) (or 0.01%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Elias Bragg, Harper, Hermon Christian and Hermon Methodist.

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 216 people, 63 households, and 52 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.97 inhabitants per square mile (2.31/km2). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 3.23 per square mile (1.25/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.91% White, 0.46% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 63 households, out of which 6.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.54% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 17.46% were non-families. 17.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.25.

The township's age distribution consisted of 10.9% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 43.7% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $36,719 versus $41,667 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,291. About 9.6% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 27.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 253
2020 216−14.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.