Clintonia Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Clintonia Township
Clintonia Township
Township
	Location in DeWitt County
	DeWitt County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°10′44″N88°58′14″W / 40.17889°N 88.97056°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
• Total	30.08 sq mi (77.9 km2)
• Land	30.07 sq mi (77.9 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	735 ft (224 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,315
• Density	240/sq mi (94/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61727, 61777
FIPS code	17-039-15014
GNIS feature ID	428822

Last updated December 30, 2024

Clintonia Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,315 and it contained 3,543 housing units.^[2] Clintonia Township changed its name from Clinton Township June 7, 1859.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Clintonia Township has a total area of 30.08 square miles (77.91 km²), of which 30.07 square miles (77.88 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Clinton (all but south edge)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Memorial Park, Oak Park, Weaver and Woodlawn.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 7,315 people, 3,197 households, and 1,812 families residing in the township. The population density was 243.18 inhabitants per square mile (93.89/km²). There were 3,543 housing units at an average density of 117.78 per square mile (45.48/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.43% White, 1.04% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 2.56% from other races, and 4.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.

There were 3,197 households, out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.41% were married couples living together, 13.04% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 43.32% were non-families. 40.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.98.

The township's age distribution consisted of 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,279, and the median income for a family was $66,141. Males had a median income of $43,068 versus $25,422 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,407. About 8.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	7,241	—
1940	7,538	4.1%
1950	7,124	−5.5%
1960	7,881	10.6%
1970	8,089	2.6%
1980	8,524	5.4%
1990	7,860	−7.8%
2000	7,805	−0.7%
2010	7,832	0.3%
2020	7,315	−6.6%

School districts

Clinton Community Unit School District 15

Political districts

United States Congressional District 15
State House District 101
State Senate District 51

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clintonia Township, DeWitt 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.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clintonia Township, DeWitt 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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of DeWitt County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Clinton
Cities	Clinton Farmer City	Map of Illinois highlighting DeWitt County
Villages	DeWitt Kenney Wapella Waynesville Weldon
Townships	Barnett Clintonia Creek DeWitt Harp Nixon Rutledge Santa Anna Texas Tunbridge Wapella Waynesville Wilson
CDP	Lane
Other communities	Birkbeck Bucks Carle Springs Fullerton Hallsville Jenkins Midland City Ospur Parnell Rowell Solomon Tabor Tunbridge Watkins‡ Weedman‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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