Lee Township, Brown County, Illinois

Lee Township
Township
Location in Brown County
Brown County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°58′30″N90°51′01″W / 39.97500°N 90.85028°W / 39.97500; -90.85028
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Brown
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
• Total	37.67 sq mi (97.6 km2)
• Land	37.63 sq mi (97.5 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	246
• Density	6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62353, 62375
FIPS code	17-009-42561

Lee Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 246 and it contained 130 housing units. ^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.67 square miles (97.6 km²), of which 37.63 square miles (97.5 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water. ^[2]

Cities

• Mound Station

Unincorporated towns

• Buckhorn
• Fargo
• Timewell

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Ausmus, Buckhorn, Cleaves, Fargo, Howe, Lee and Orton.

Major highways

• US Route 24

Airports and landing strips

• Brown County Flyers Association Airport
• Mayfield Landing Strip
• Jennings Landing Strip

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 246 people, 198 households, and 119 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.53 inhabitants per square mile (2.52/km²). There were 130 housing units at an average density of 3.45 per square mile (1.33/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.31% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 5.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 198 households, out of which 8.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.06% were married couples living together, 1.01% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.90% were non-families. 39.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76 and the average family size was 2.22.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 20% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 34.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 142.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,643, and the median income for a family was $77,298. Males had a median income of $36,947 versus $55,388 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,264. About 5.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	326		—
2020	246		−24.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

• Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Lee Township, Brown County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 4, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives