Douglas Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Douglas Township
Douglas Township
Township
	Location in Iroquois County
	Iroquois County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°46′14″N88°00′15″W / 40.77056°N 88.00417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	May 1858
Area
• Total	44.72 sq mi (115.8 km2)
• Land	44.66 sq mi (115.7 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.15%
Elevation	653 ft (199 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,049
• Density	46/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60930, 60938, 60955, 60959, 60970
FIPS code	17-075-20487

Last updated November 20, 2024

Douglas Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,049 and it contained 897 housing units.^[1] Douglas Township was formed from a portion of Onarga Township in May 1858.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Douglas Township has a total area of 44.72 square miles (115.82 km²), of which 44.66 square miles (115.67 km²) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.15%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Gilman

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Wenger Cemetery and St. Mary's Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Kuiper Landing Strip

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 2,049 people, 735 households, and 474 families residing in the township. The population density was 45.82 inhabitants per square mile (17.69/km²). There were 897 housing units at an average density of 20.06 per square mile (7.75/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 82.24% White, 0.49% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.13% from other races, and 7.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.35% of the population.

There were 735 households, out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.97% were married couples living together, 7.48% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.51% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,229, and the median income for a family was $70,156. Males had a median income of $53,083 versus $24,048 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,977. About 6.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	2,116	—
2010	2,104	−0.6%
2020	2,049	−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ US Census Bureau. "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] US Census Bureau. "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 Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Watseka
Cities	Gilman Watseka	Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County
Villages	Ashkum Beaverville Buckley Chebanse‡ Cissna Park Clifton Crescent City Danforth Donovan Iroquois Loda Martinton Milford Onarga Papineau Sheldon Thawville Wellington Woodland
Townships	Artesia Ash Grove Ashkum Beaver Beaverville Belmont Chebanse Concord Crescent Danforth Douglas Fountain Creek Iroquois Loda Lovejoy Martinton Middleport Milford Milks Grove Onarga Papineau Pigeon Grove Prairie Green Ridgeland Sheldon Stockland
Unincorporated communities	Bryce Claytonville Delrey Eastburn Effner Fountain Creek Goodwine L'Erable La Hogue Pittwood Stockland
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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