Durham Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Durham Township
Durham Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°35′42″N91°04′25″W / 40.59500°N 91.07361°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.94 sq mi (95.7 km2)
• Land	36.91 sq mi (95.6 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.08%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	248
• Density	6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61450, 62318, 62330
FIPS code	17-067-21306

Last updated December 30, 2024

Durham Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 248 and it contained 121 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Durham Township has a total area of 36.94 square miles (95.67 km²), of which 36.91 square miles (95.60 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Durham at 40°35′48″N91°05′23″W / 40.596709°N 91.089587°W / 40.596709; -91.089587

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Byler, Durham, Gittings, Gittings Mound and Vandruff.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Douglas Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 248 people, 45 households, and 15 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.71 inhabitants per square mile (2.59/km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 3.28 per square mile (1.27/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.58% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 45 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.33% were married couples living together and 66.67% were non-families. 66.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.36 and the average family size was 2.07.

The township's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 18% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 60.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 69.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 154.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,295, and the median income for a family was $81,250. The per capita income for the township was $33,116. No families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	333	—
2000	302	−9.3%
2010	278	−7.9%
2020	248	−10.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
Illini West (Carthage, LaHarpe, and Dallas City)

Political districts

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

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Durham 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.
↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. 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] "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.

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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 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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