Leepertown Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Leepertown Township
Leepertown Township
Township
	Location in Bureau County
	Bureau County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°17′02″N89°21′36″W / 41.28389°N 89.36000°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	18.45 sq mi (47.8 km2)
• Land	15.63 sq mi (40.5 km2)
• Water	2.82 sq mi (7.3 km2) 15.28%
Elevation	446 ft (136 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	333
• Density	18/sq mi (7.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61315, 61322, 61356, 61368
FIPS code	17-011-42665

Last updated July 27, 2023

Leepertown Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 333 and it contained 164 housing units.^[1] Leepertown Township changed its name from Leipertown Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.45 square miles (47.8 km²), of which 15.63 square miles (40.5 km²) (or 84.72%) is land and 2.82 square miles (7.3 km²) (or 15.28%) is water.^[2]

Cities

Bureau Junction
De Pue (southwest edge)

Cemeteries

The township contains Greenwood Cemetery.

Major highways

Rivers

Illinois River

Lakes

Goose Lake
Hickory Ridge Lake
Lower Spring Lake
Spring Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 333 people, 91 households, and 61 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.03 inhabitants per square mile (6.96/km²). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 8.88 per square mile (3.43/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.19% White, 0.00% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 12.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.01% of the population.

There were 91 households, out of which 25.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.66% were married couples living together, 12.09% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 32.97% were non-families. 14.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.10.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.7% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $67,813, and the median income for a family was $72,250. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $24,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,346. About 0.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	364	—
2020	333	−8.5%
US Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Depue Community Unit School District 103

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 76
State Senate District 38

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References

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

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "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.

[census-2] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Bureau County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Spring Valley	Map of Illinois highlighting Bureau County
Villages	Arlington Buda Bureau Junction Cherry Dalzell‡ DePue Dover Hollowayville La Moille Ladd Malden Manlius Mineral Neponset New Bedford Ohio Seatonville Sheffield Tiskilwa Walnut Wyanet
Townships	Arispie Berlin Bureau Clarion Concord Dover Fairfield Gold Greenville Hall Indiantown Lamoille Leepertown Macon Manlius Milo Mineral Neponset Ohio Princeton Selby Walnut Westfield Wheatland Wyanet
Unincorporated communities	Clarion Coal Hollow Greenoak Kasbeer Langley Limerick Lone Tree Corners Marquette Milo Normandy Ottville Providence Thomas Van Orin Webster Park Wendel Whitefield‡ Yorktown Zearing
Ghost town	Bourbonais
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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