Fillmore Township, Montgomery County, Illinois

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Fillmore Township
Township
Fillmore Consolidated Township Montgomery County Illinois.png
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°06′03″N89°18′24″W / 39.1009618°N 89.3066429°W / 39.1009618; -89.3066429
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Montgomery
SettledNovember 5, 1872
Area
 • Total
60.49 sq mi (156.7 km2)
 • Land60.49 sq mi (156.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
832
 • Density13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-135-26090

Fillmore Township (formally Fillmore Consolidated Township) is a township located in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 832 and it contained 385 housing units. [1] It contains the village of Fillmore and the unincorporated communities of Chapman and Van Burensburg.

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History

In 2016, Fillmore Township and South Fillmore Township voted to merge into Fillmore Consolidated Township. [2]

Geography

The consolidation with South Fillmore Township expanded Fillmore Township from 36.38 to 60.49 square miles, all of it land. [3] [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 1,850—
1890 2,05110.9%
1900 2,2097.7%
1910 1,955−11.5%
1920 1,697−13.2%
1930 1,002 [a] −41.0%
1940 1,0141.2%
1950 862−15.0%
1960 780−9.5%
1970 775−0.6%
1980 7780.4%
1990 739−5.0%
2000 569−23.0%
2010 6168.3%
2020 832 [b] 35.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Township Officials

Fillmore Consolidated Township elected its most recent board during the April 2017 consolidated election. Two officeholders from Fillmore Township, the Supervisor and Clerk, were reelected while a new highway commissioner and four new trustees were elected. [5]

OfficeElected OfficialPartyTook officeResidence
SupervisorScot UsherDemocratic2009 Ɨ Fillmore, Illinois
ClerkJeanna LortonDemocratic2009 Ɨ Fillmore, Illinois
Highway CommissionerBrent HarrisonDemocratic2017 Fillmore, Illinois
TrusteeDebbie DavidsonRepublican2017 Fillmore, Illinois
TrusteeBraunda HopwoodRepublican2017 Fillmore, Illinois
TrusteeWade MooreDemocratic2017 Coffeen, Illinois
TrusteeGene SmithDemocratic2017 Fillmore, Illinois

Ɨ Served in this position prior to the consolidation with South Fillmore Township.

Notes

  1. ↑ South Fillmore Township (pop. 402) separated.
  2. ↑ South Fillmore Township (pop. 244 in 2010) merged.

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 Census: National Demographic and Housing Characteristics File". U.S. Census Bureau.
  2. ↑ Matherly, Brenda (November 6, 2016). "Consolidation on the Ballot" (PDF). LINK: Local Information, News and Know-How. Illinois Farm Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Decennial Census Official Publications". U.S. Census Bureau.
  5. ↑ Dan Proft (May 5, 2017). "Fillmore Township 2017 Consolidated Election". West Central Report (a paid campaign publication). Retrieved June 4, 2017.


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