Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois

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Maquon Township
Map highlighting Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois.svg
Location in Knox County
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Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′09″N90°08′52″W / 40.75250°N 90.14778°W / 40.75250; -90.14778
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
County Knox
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
  Road CommissionerBrandon Gray
Area
  Total
36.10 sq mi (93.5 km2)
  Land35.88 sq mi (92.9 km2)
  Water0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)  0.60%
Elevation
610 ft (186 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
446
  Density12.4/sq mi (4.80/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61436, 61458, 61531
FIPS code 17-095-46708

Maquon Township is one of twenty-one Knox County, Illinois, USA townships. As of the 2020 census, its population was 446 and contained 260 housing units. [1]

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Maquon Township has a total area of 36.10 square miles (93.50 km2), of which 35.88 square miles (92.93 km2) (or 99.40%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 0.60%) is water. [2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Housh, Ouderkirk and Thurman.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 446 people, 184 households, and 130 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.36 inhabitants per square mile (4.77/km2). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 7.20 per square mile (2.78/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.29% White, 0.22% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 4.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population.

There were 184 households, out of which 23.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 2.72% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.35% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.73.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 12.1% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 31.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,000, and the median income for a family was $66,389. Males had a median income of $43,125 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,910. About 11.5% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 556
2020 446−19.8%
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.