Media Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Media Township
Media Township
Township
	Location in Henderson County
	Henderson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°45′56″N90°50′20″W / 40.76556°N 90.83889°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henderson
Established	November 6, 1906
Area
• Total	36.41 sq mi (94.3 km2)
• Land	36.41 sq mi (94.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	361
• Density	9.9/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61418, 61460, 61478, 61480
FIPS code	17-071-48086

Last updated December 31, 2024

Media Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 361 and it contained 182 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Media Township has a total area of 36.41 square miles (94.30 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Media
Stronghurst (east quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Adair, Davidson and Walnut Grove.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Neff Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 361 people, 177 households, and 123 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.92 inhabitants per square mile (3.83/km²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 5.00 per square mile (1.93/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.51% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 177 households, out of which 24.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.97% were married couples living together, 4.52% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.51% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.54.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.9% under the age of 18, 0.8% from 18 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,295, and the median income for a family was $63,472. Males had a median income of $35,556 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,522. About 4.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	478	—
2010	392	−18.0%
2020	361	−7.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Media Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 19, 2009.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. 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] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. 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 Henderson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Oquawka
City	Dallas City‡	Map of Illinois highlighting Henderson County
Villages	Biggsville Gladstone Gulfport Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Stronghurst
Townships	Bald Bluff Biggsville Carman Gladstone Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Rozetta Stronghurst Terre Haute
CDP	Carman
Other communities	Bald Bluff Carthage Lake Decorra Hopper Olena Shokokon Terre Haute
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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