Milford Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Milford Township
Milford Township
Township
	Location in Iroquois County
	Iroquois County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°37′40″N87°42′41″W / 40.62778°N 87.71139°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	November 6, 1855
Area
• Total	44.34 sq mi (114.8 km2)
• Land	44.34 sq mi (114.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,475
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	60953
FIPS code	17-075-49061

Last updated November 26, 2024

Milford Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,475 and it contained 774 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Milford Township has a total area of 44.34 square miles (114.84 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Milford

Unincorporated towns

Bryce at 40°38′04″N87°45′24″W / 40.634481°N 87.756697°W / 40.634481; -87.756697

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Maple Grove, Old Milford and Vennum.

Major highways

Illinois Route 1

Airports and landing strips

Milford Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 1,475 people, 753 households, and 498 families residing in the township. The population density was 33.26 inhabitants per square mile (12.84/km²). There were 774 housing units at an average density of 17.46 per square mile (6.74/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.61% White, 0.20% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.03% from other races, and 4.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.61% of the population.

There were 753 households, out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.29% were married couples living together, 14.61% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.86% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.55.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 29% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,942, and the median income for a family was $65,250. Males had a median income of $42,656 versus $27,554 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,190. About 4.2% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	1,829	—
2010	1,659	−9.3%
2020	1,475	−11.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53

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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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