Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Chili Township
Chili Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°14′40″N91°05′18″W / 40.24444°N 91.08833°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.79 sq mi (97.9 km2)
• Land	37.77 sq mi (97.8 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.07%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	630
• Density	17/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62313, 62316, 62321, 62367, 62380
FIPS code	17-067-14104

Last updated June 25, 2024

Chili Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 630 and it contained 268 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chili Township has a total area of 37.79 square miles (97.88 km²), of which 37.77 square miles (97.82 km²) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) (or 0.07%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Bowen

Unincorporated towns

Chili at 40°13′04″N91°08′30″W / 40.217824°N 91.141529°W / 40.217824; -91.141529

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bowen, Chili, Forsyth, Old Sixteen and Payne.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Crossland Landing Strip

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 630 people, 269 households, and 172 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.67 inhabitants per square mile (6.44/km²). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 7.09 per square mile (2.74/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.33% White, 0.32% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 4.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 269 households, out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.39% were married couples living together, 5.58% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.06% were non-families. 32.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.41.

The township's age distribution consisted of 28.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,661, and the median income for a family was $61,346. Males had a median income of $42,604 versus $17,386 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,227. About 7.6% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	693	—
2000	702	1.3%
2010	657	−6.4%
2020	630	−4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 93
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Chili Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 20, 2009.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "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] Bureau, US Census. "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 Hancock County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carthage
Cities	Carthage Dallas City‡ Hamilton La Harpe Nauvoo Warsaw	Map of Illinois highlighting Hancock County
Town	Bentley
Villages	Augusta Basco Bowen Elvaston Ferris Plymouth‡ Pontoosuc West Point
Townships	Appanoose Augusta Bear Creek Carthage Chili Dallas City Durham Fountain Green Hancock Harmony La Harpe Montebello Nauvoo Pilot Grove Pontoosuc Prairie Rock Creek Rocky Run-Wilcox Sonora St. Albans St. Mary's Walker Warsaw Wythe
CDP	Niota
Other communities	Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek Old Niota Powellton St. Mary Stillwell Sutter Tioga Webster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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