Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois

Lynn Township
Lynn Township
Township
	Location in Henry County
	Henry County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°16′36″N90°22′18″W / 41.27667°N 90.37167°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	36.30 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Land	36.27 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.10%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	763
• Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61262, 61273, 61413, 61468
FIPS code	17-073-45304

Last updated September 27, 2024

Lynn Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 763 and it contained 311 housing units.^[1] Lynn changed its name originally from Linn Grove Township to Lynnville Township on April 13, 1857, and then again from Lynnville to Lynn on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lynn Township has a total area of 36.30 square miles (94.02 km²), of which 36.27 square miles (93.94 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Western Township (north)
Osco Township (northeast)
Andover Township (east)
Clover Township (southeast)
Oxford Township (south)
Rivoli Township, Mercer County (southwest)
Richland Grove Township, Mercer County (west)
Rural Township, Rock Island County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lynn Center and Swedona.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 763 people, 310 households, and 256 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.02 inhabitants per square mile (8.12/km²). There were 311 housing units at an average density of 8.57 per square mile (3.31/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.32% White, 0.26% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 5.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.80% of the population.

There were 310 households, out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.81% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 17.42% were non-families. 13.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.95.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.5% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $77,300, and the median income for a family was $76,200. Males had a median income of $51,576 versus $52,368 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,558. About 9.8% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	714	—
2010	745	4.3%
2020	763	2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Alwood Community Unit School District 225
Orion Community Unit School District 223

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 71
State Senate District 36

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Lynn Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 17, 2009.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ US Census Bureau. "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] US Census Bureau. "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 Henry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Cambridge
Cities	Colona Galva Geneseo Kewanee	Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County
Towns	Annawan Atkinson
Villages	Alpha Andover Bishop Hill Cambridge Cleveland Coal Valley‡ Hooppole Orion Woodhull
Townships	Alba Andover Annawan Atkinson Burns Cambridge Clover Colona Cornwall Edford Galva Geneseo Hanna Kewanee Loraine Lynn Munson Osco Oxford Phenix Weller Western Wethersfield Yorktown
CDPs	Lynn Center Nekoma Opheim Osco
Other communities	Dayton Green River
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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