Kilbourne Township, Mason County, Illinois

Kilbourne Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°10′00″N90°00′01″W / 40.16667°N 90.00028°W / 40.16667; -90.00028
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Mason
Settled	Unknown
Area
• Total	40.36 sq mi (104.5 km2)
• Land	40.1 sq mi (104 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016) [1]	469
• Density	12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-125-39870

Kilbourne Township is located in Mason County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 504 and it contained 245 housing units. ^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.36 square miles (104.5 km²), of which 40.1 square miles (104 km²) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.64%) is water. ^[2] This pattern of a very low population density, common across the rural Midwest, is a defining feature of the region's demographic history and presents unique challenges for local governance and service provision. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	469	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. "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.
3. Seale, Doug (June 6, 2010). "Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kafalas, Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America". Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 24 (5): 535–543. doi:10.1007/s10806-010-9266-2. ISSN   1187-7863.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives