Lynn Township, Knox County, Illinois

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Lynn Township
Map highlighting Lynn Township, Knox County, Illinois.svg
Location in Knox County
Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County.svg
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°06′21″N90°02′29″W / 41.10583°N 90.04139°W / 41.10583; -90.04139
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
County Knox
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Area
  Total
35.37 sq mi (91.6 km2)
  Land35.32 sq mi (91.5 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)  0.13%
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
282
  Density7.98/sq mi (3.08/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61414, 61434, 61449, 61485
FIPS code 17-095-45330

Lynn Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 282 and it contained 159 housing units. [1]

Contents

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lynn Township has a total area of 35.37 square miles (91.61 km2), of which 35.32 square miles (91.48 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.13%) is water. [2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Fraker and Galva.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 282 people, 56 households, and 17 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.97 inhabitants per square mile (3.08/km2). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 4.50 per square mile (1.74/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 93.62% White, 0.00% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.13% from other races, and 3.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.84% of the population.

There were 56 households, out of which 16.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 14.29% were married couples living together, 16.07% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 69.64% were non-families. 69.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 55.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.29 and the average family size was 1.94.

The township's age distribution consisted of 11.1% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 44, 12.5% from 45 to 64, and 65.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 67.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 188.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 276.5 males.

The per capita income for the township was $50,042. About 52.9% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 309
2020 282−8.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.