Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Goose Lake Township
Goose Lake Township
Township
	Location in Grundy County
	Grundy County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°21′18″N88°18′39″W / 41.35500°N 88.31083°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	September 15, 1897
Area
• Total	29.90 sq mi (77.4 km2)
• Land	24.92 sq mi (64.5 km2)
• Water	4.98 sq mi (12.9 km2) 16.67%
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,755
• Density	59/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60416, 60444, 60450, 60481
FIPS code	17-063-30549

Last updated May 11, 2024

Goose Lake Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,755 and it contained 811 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Goose Lake Township has a total area of 29.90 square miles (77.44 km²), of which 24.92 square miles (64.54 km²) (or 83.33%) is land and 4.98 square miles (12.90 km²) (or 16.67%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Channahon (southwest edge)
Coal City (small portion)

Unincorporated towns

Divine at 41°23′09″N88°17′43″W / 41.385865°N 88.295342°W / 41.385865; -88.295342

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Holderman and Short.

Rivers

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 1,755 people, 536 households, and 459 families residing in the township. The population density was 58.70 inhabitants per square mile (22.66/km²). There were 811 housing units at an average density of 27.12 per square mile (10.47/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.47% White, 0.11% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 4.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population.

There were 536 households, out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.18% were married couples living together, 21.46% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 14.37% were non-families. 9.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.32.

The township's age distribution consisted of 13.2% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 43.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $111,094, and the median income for a family was $113,264. Males had a median income of $99,464 versus $63,388 for females. The per capita income for the township was $67,762. None of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	1,898	—
2010	1,674	−11.8%
2020	1,755	4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

Illinois's 16th congressional district
State House District 75
State Senate District 38

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "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] Bureau, US Census. "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 Grundy County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Morris
Cities	Morris	Map of Illinois highlighting Grundy County
Villages	Braceville‡ Carbon Hill Channahon‡ Coal City‡ Diamond‡ Dwight‡ East Brooklyn Gardner Godley‡ Kinsman Mazon Minooka‡ Seneca‡ South Wilmington Verona
Townships	Aux Sable Braceville Erienna Felix Garfield Goodfarm Goose Lake Greenfield Highland Maine Mazon Morris Nettle Creek Norman Saratoga Vienna Wauponsee
Unincorporated communities	Mazonia Nettle Creek Paytonville Wauponsee
Ghost towns	Jugtown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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