Knights Prairie Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Knights Prairie Township
Knights Prairie Township
Township
	Location in Hamilton County
	Hamilton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°04′38″N88°39′30″W / 38.07722°N 88.65833°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	36.39 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	36.30 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.25%
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	545
• Density	15/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62828, 62835, 62859, 62887
FIPS code	17-065-40299

Last updated May 30, 2024

Knights Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 545 and it contained 250 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Knight Prairie Township has a total area of 36.39 square miles (94.25 km²), of which 36.30 square miles (94.02 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 545 people, 181 households, and 115 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.98 inhabitants per square mile (5.78/km²). There were 250 housing units at an average density of 6.87 per square mile (2.65/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.03% White, 0.55% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 5.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.

There were 181 households, out of which 2.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.04% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.46% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.19.

The township's age distribution consisted of 3.9% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 55.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 68.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,659, and the median income for a family was $85,750. Males had a median income of $17,222 versus $19,565 for females. The per capita income for the township was $43,057. None of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	526	—
2010	574	9.1%
2020	545	−5.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 108
State Senate District 54

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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 Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Hamilton County
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Blairsville Braden Dale Delafield Piopolis Rural Hill Tuckers Corners West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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