Mineral Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Mineral Township
Mineral Township
Township
	Location in Bureau County
	Bureau County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°21′44″N89°48′06″W / 41.36222°N 89.80167°W Coordinates: 41°21′44″N89°48′06″W / 41.36222°N 89.80167°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land	35.96 sq mi (93.1 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.39%
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	477
• Density	13/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61314, 61344, 61345, 61361
FIPS code	17-011-49529

Last updated February 09, 2023

Mineral Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 477 and it contained 241 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.96 square miles (93.1 km²) (or 99.61%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) (or 0.39%) is water.^[1]

Cities

Mineral
Sheffield (west quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Mineral Cemetery.

Major highways

Interstate 80
US Route 6
US Route 34

Airports and landing strips

Edwin G Bennett Airport

Landmarks

Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (south quarter)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[3] there were 477 people, 207 households, and 144 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.20 inhabitants per square mile (5.10/km²). There were 232 housing units at an average density of 6.42 per square mile (2.48/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.34% White, 1.47% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 3.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 207 households, out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.52% were married couples living together, 7.25% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.43% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% 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 2.89.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.2% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,319, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $38,472 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,194. About 7.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	484	—
2020	477	−1.4%
US Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Neponset Community Consolidated District 307

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

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References

"Mineral Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 4 January 2010.
US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
US National Atlas

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 209.
↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[census-1] 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

[2] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 209.

[3] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Bureau County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Spring Valley	Map of Illinois highlighting Bureau County
Villages	Arlington Buda Bureau Junction Cherry Dalzell‡ DePue Dover Hollowayville La Moille Ladd Malden Manlius Mineral Neponset New Bedford Ohio Seatonville Sheffield Tiskilwa Walnut Wyanet
Townships	Arispie Berlin Bureau Clarion Concord Dover Fairfield Gold Greenville Hall Indiantown Lamoille Leepertown Macon Manlius Milo Mineral Neponset Ohio Princeton Selby Walnut Westfield Wheatland Wyanet
Unincorporated communities	Clarion Coal Hollow Greenoak Kasbeer Langley Limerick Lone Tree Corners Marquette Milo Normandy Ottville Providence Thomas Van Orin Webster Park Wendel Whitefield‡ Yorktown Zearing
Ghost town	Bourbonais
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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