Guilford Township, Illinois

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Guilford Township
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Location in Jo Daviess County
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Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°24′50″N90°17′24″W / 42.41389°N 90.29000°W / 42.41389; -90.29000
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Area
  Total
37.28 sq mi (96.6 km2)
  Land37.11 sq mi (96.1 km2)
  Water0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.45%
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,504
  Density40/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61028, 61036, 61075
Area code 815 779
FIPS code 17-085-31979

Guilford Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,504 and it contained 1,835 housing units. [1]

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Guilford Township has a total area of 37.28 square miles (96.55 km2), of which 37.11 square miles (96.11 km2) (or 99.55%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.45%) is water. [2]

Cemeteries

The township contains Singers Catholic Cemetery and a small cemetery that has the Jelly family, Taylor family and others. Located on Cemetery Ridge Rd. Dating circa 1840.

Major highways

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 1,504 people, 600 households, and 470 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.35 inhabitants per square mile (15.58/km2). There were 1,835 housing units at an average density of 49.22 per square mile (19.00/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.35% White, 0.40% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 3.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population.

There were 600 households, out of which 10.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.83% were married couples living together, 3.17% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.67% were non-families. 17.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.38.

The township's age distribution consisted of 10.9% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 10.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 52.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $85,294, and the median income for a family was $95,882. Males had a median income of $50,357 versus $30,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $46,145. About 1.7% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 1,021
2010 1,20618.1%
2020 1,50424.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.