Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Martinton Township
Martinton Township
Township
	Fields along U.S. Route 52, southwest of Martinton
	Location in Iroquois County
	Iroquois County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°54′04″N87°44′18″W / 40.90111°N 87.73833°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	September 1857
Area
• Total	54.41 sq mi (140.9 km2)
• Land	54.22 sq mi (140.4 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.34%
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	813
• Density	15/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60912, 60931, 60951, 60970
FIPS code	17-075-47293

Last updated November 21, 2024

Martinton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 813 and it contained 379 housing units.^[1] Buchanan Township formed from a portion of Papineau Township, then known as Wygant Township, in September 1857; its name was changed to Martinton Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Martinton Township has a total area of 54.41 square miles (140.92 km²), of which 54.22 square miles (140.43 km²) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) (or 0.34%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Martinton

Extinct towns

Freedville at 40°51′39″N87°44′35″W / 40.860868°N 87.74309°W / 40.860868; -87.74309

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Greentown, Mount Olivet, Old Burg and Teege.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 813 people, 374 households, and 261 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.94 inhabitants per square mile (5.77/km²). There were 379 housing units at an average density of 6.97 per square mile (2.69/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.13% White, 1.48% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 4.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.

There were 374 households, out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.67% were married couples living together, 5.35% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.21% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.70.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 30% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 148.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $73,750, and the median income for a family was $88,438. Males had a median income of $59,750 versus $17,321 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,651. About 10.3% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	1,100	—
2010	943	−14.3%
2020	813	−13.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Donovan Community Unit School District 3
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 79
State Senate District 40

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References

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 Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Watseka
Cities	Gilman Watseka	Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County
Villages	Ashkum Beaverville Buckley Chebanse‡ Cissna Park Clifton Crescent City Danforth Donovan Iroquois Loda Martinton Milford Onarga Papineau Sheldon Thawville Wellington Woodland
Townships	Artesia Ash Grove Ashkum Beaver Beaverville Belmont Chebanse Concord Crescent Danforth Douglas Fountain Creek Iroquois Loda Lovejoy Martinton Middleport Milford Milks Grove Onarga Papineau Pigeon Grove Prairie Green Ridgeland Sheldon Stockland
Unincorporated communities	Bryce Claytonville Delrey Eastburn Effner Fountain Creek Goodwine L'Erable La Hogue Pittwood Stockland
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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