Crouch Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Crouch Township
Crouch Township
Township
	Location in Hamilton County
	Hamilton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°13′32″N88°30′03″W / 38.22556°N 88.50083°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	47.37 sq mi (122.7 km2)
• Land	47.35 sq mi (122.6 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	386
• Density	8.1/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62828, 62859, 62895
FIPS code	17-065-17809

Last updated December 30, 2024

Crouch Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 386 and it contained 170 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Crouch Township has a total area of 47.37 square miles (122.69 km²), of which 47.35 square miles (122.64 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Belle Prairie City

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Crouch, Garrison and Rawls.

Major highways

Illinois Route 242

Airports and landing strips

Moulton Farms Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 386 people, 162 households, and 134 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.15 inhabitants per square mile (3.15/km²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 3.59 per square mile (1.39/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.67% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 162 households, out of which 56.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.06% were married couples living together, 37.65% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 17.28% were non-families. 17.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.

The township's age distribution consisted of 42.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 9.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,143, and the median income for a family was $55,536. Males had a median income of $31,078 versus $48,482 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,747. About 17.2% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	376	—
2010	374	−0.5%
2020	386	3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 108
State Senate District 54

Related Research Articles

Bloomingdale Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 111,875 and it contained 42,488 housing units.

Wythe Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 246 and it contained 117 housing units.

Arcola Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,257 and it contained 1,316 housing units.

Murdock Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 210 and it contained 115 housing units. It was formed from Camargo and Newman townships on December 7, 1882.

Braceville Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,463 and it contained 2,617 housing units.

Maine Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 293 and it contained 125 housing units.

Nettle Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 501 and it contained 193 housing units.

Norman Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 321 and it contained 135 housing units.

Saratoga Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,342 and it contained 2,681 housing units.

Vienna Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 666 and it contained 267 housing units.

Beaver Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 274 and it contained 109 housing units.

Crook Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 293 and it contained 146 housing units.

Dahlgren Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,137 and it contained 511 housing units.

Flannigan Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 291 and it contained 166 housing units.

Mayberry Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 450 and it contained 222 housing units.

McLeansboro Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,650 and it contained 1,803 housing units.

Twigg Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 488 and it contained 208 housing units.

South Crouch Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 202 and it contained 94 housing units. It was formed from Crouch Township sometime after 1921. As of 2019 the Precinct Committeemen are: Michael Joseph Little, Republican Party, and Troy Rubenacker, Democratic Party.

South Twigg Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129 and it contained 60 housing units. It was formed from a portion of Twigg Township.

Highland Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 256 and it contained 121 housing units.

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Crouch Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States National Atlas

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

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Hamilton County
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Blairsville Braden Dale Delafield Piopolis Rural Hill Tuckers Corners West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Illinois portal United States portal