Deerfield Township | |
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![]() Location in Fulton County | |
![]() Fulton County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 40°34′38″N90°15′32″W / 40.57722°N 90.25889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Fulton |
Established | November 6, 1849 |
Area | |
• Total | 34.33 sq mi (88.9 km2) |
• Land | 34.17 sq mi (88.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.46% |
Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 232 |
• Density | 6.8/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 61415, 61427, 61431, 61432, 61477, 61520 |
FIPS code | 17-057-18979 |
Deerfield Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 232 and it contained 129 housing units. [1]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Deerfield Township has a total area of 34.33 square miles (88.91 km2), of which 34.17 square miles (88.50 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.46%) is water. [2]
The township contains these four cemeteries: Dickson, Wiley, Lamb & Roberts.
As of the 2020 census [3] there were 232 people, 77 households, and 67 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.76 inhabitants per square mile (2.61/km2). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 3.76 per square mile (1.45/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.28% White, 0.43% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.
There were 77 households, out of which 6.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.01% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 12.99% were non-families. 13.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.86 and the average family size was 1.99.
The township's age distribution consisted of 6.3% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 4.9% from 25 to 44, 42% from 45 to 64, and 46.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 63.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $64,205. Males had a median income of $52,813 versus $28,516 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,597. About 6.0% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 256 | — | |
2010 | 261 | 2.0% | |
2020 | 232 | −11.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
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