McLeansboro Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

McLeansboro Township
McLeansboro Township
Township
	Location in Hamilton County
	Hamilton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°04′52″N88°32′27″W / 38.08111°N 88.54083°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	35.90 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Land	35.58 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.89%
Elevation	446 ft (136 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,650
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	62859
FIPS code	17-065-45837

Last updated December 31, 2024

McLeansboro Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,650 and it contained 1,803 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, McLeansboro Township has a total area of 35.90 square miles (92.98 km²), of which 35.58 square miles (92.15 km²) (or 99.11%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²) (or 0.89%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

McLeansboro

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Concord, Crisel, Glenview Memorial Gardens, Hutson, Independent Order of Oddfellows, Presley and Union Hill.

Airports and landing strips

McLeansboro Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[3] there were 3,650 people, 1,567 households, and 973 families residing in the township. The population density was 101.67 inhabitants per square mile (39.26/km²). There were 1,803 housing units at an average density of 50.22 per square mile (19.39/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.77% White, 0.79% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 3.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 1,567 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.03% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 37.91% were non-families. 31.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.83.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,980, and the median income for a family was $63,466. Males had a median income of $42,342 versus $24,525 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,967. About 11.5% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	3,936	—
2010	3,830	−2.7%
2020	3,650	−4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 117
State House District 118
State Senate District 59

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References

↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[census-1] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[gaz2021-2] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[3] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Hamilton County
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Blairsville Braden Dale Delafield Piopolis Rural Hill Tuckers Corners West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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