Franklin Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Franklin Township
Franklin Township
Township
	Location in DeKalb County
	DeKalb County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°06′31″N88°52′55″W / 42.10861°N 88.88194°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.25 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land	35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Water	0.38 sq mi (1.0 km2) 1.04%
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,231
• Density	62/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60145, 60146
FIPS code	17-037-27650

Last updated December 30, 2024

Franklin Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,231 and it contained 917 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Franklin Township has a total area of 36.25 square miles (93.89 km²), of which 35.87 square miles (92.90 km²) (or 98.96%) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km²) (or 1.04%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Kirkland (mostly)

Unincorporated towns

Fairdale at 42°06′00″N88°55′58″W / 42.100025°N 88.932876°W / 42.100025; -88.932876

Cemeteries

Charter Oak
Hick's Mill
Maple
Pine Hill

Airports and landing strips

Harold Bunger Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 2,231 people, 929 households, and 622 families residing in the township. The population density was 61.55 inhabitants per square mile (23.76/km²). There were 917 housing units at an average density of 25.30 per square mile (9.77/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.54% White, 0.72% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 3.23% from other races, and 7.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.14% of the population.

There were 929 households, out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.42% were married couples living together, 9.15% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.05% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 20% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $62,371, and the median income for a family was $70,625. Males had a median income of $42,132 versus $37,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,220. About 21.7% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	1,210	—
1940	1,266	4.6%
1950	1,418	12.0%
1960	1,673	18.0%
1970	1,950	16.6%
1980	1,891	−3.0%
1990	1,879	−0.6%
2000	2,003	6.6%
2010	2,502	24.9%
2020	2,231	−10.8%
US Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426

Political districts

Illinois's 16th congressional district
State House District 69
State House District 70
State Senate District 35

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References

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.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Sycamore
Cities	DeKalb Genoa Sandwich‡ Sycamore	Map of Illinois highlighting DeKalb County
Town	Cortland
Villages	Hinckley Kingston Kirkland Lee‡ Malta Maple Park‡ Shabbona Somonauk‡ Waterman
Townships	Afton Clinton Cortland DeKalb Franklin Genoa Kingston Malta Mayfield Milan Paw Paw Pierce Sandwich Shabbona Somonauk South Grove Squaw Grove Sycamore Victor
Unincorporated communities	Afton Center Charter Grove Clare Colvin Park East Paw Paw‡ Elva Esmond Fairdale Five Points Franks McGirr New Lebanon Rollo Shabbona Grove Wilkinson
Ghost towns	Brush Point Coltonville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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