Farmington Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Farmington Township
Farmington Township
Township
	Location in Fulton County
	Fulton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°39′51″N90°03′18″W / 40.66417°N 90.05500°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.88 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Land	35.69 sq mi (92.4 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.54%
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,241
• Density	90/sq mi (35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61520, 61531
FIPS code	17-057-25544

Last updated December 30, 2024

Farmington Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,241 and it contained 1,484 housing units.^[1]

History

Farmington Township is named after Farmington, Connecticut.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Farmington Township has a total area of 35.88 square miles (92.93 km²), of which 35.69 square miles (92.44 km²) (or 99.46%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) (or 0.54%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Farmington
Norris (north half)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Coal Creek, Hill, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Hill and Providence Chapel.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 3,241 people, 1,284 households, and 804 families residing in the township. The population density was 90.32 inhabitants per square mile (34.87/km²). There were 1,484 housing units at an average density of 41.36 per square mile (15.97/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.94% White, 0.19% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 4.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.

There were 1,284 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.52% were married couples living together, 8.57% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 37.38% were non-families. 33.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.07.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,542, and the median income for a family was $59,667. Males had a median income of $46,172 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,810. About 5.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	3,425	—
2010	3,350	−2.2%
2020	3,241	−3.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Canton Union School District 66
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 91
State Senate District 46

Related Research Articles

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 124.
↑ "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.

[2] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 124.

[gaz2021-3] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Lewistown
Cities	Canton Cuba Farmington‡ Lewistown	Map of Illinois highlighting Fulton County
Town	Astoria
Villages	Avon‡ Banner Bryant Dunfermline Ellisville Fairview Ipava Liverpool London Mills‡ Marietta Norris Smithfield St. David Table Grove Vermont
Townships	Astoria Banner Bernadotte Buckheart Canton Cass Deerfield Ellisville Fairview Farmers Farmington Harris Isabel Joshua Kerton Lee Lewistown Liverpool Orion Pleasant Putman Union Vermont Waterford Woodland Young Hickory
Unincorporated communities	Babylon Beaty Bernadotte Blyton Breeds Brereton Checkrow Depler Springs Duncan Mills Enion Fiatt Gilchrist Leesburg Little America Manley Maples Mill Marbletown Middlegrove Monterey Poverty Ridge Rawalts Sepo Seville Summum
Ghost towns	Bybee Civer Midway Sugarville Tuscumbia
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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