Mount Carroll Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Mount Carroll Township
Mount Carroll Township
Township
	Location in Carroll County
	Carroll County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°04′10″N90°01′52″W / 42.06944°N 90.03111°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Carroll
Government
• Supervisor	Cheri Jo Piper
Area
• Total	37.61 sq mi (97.4 km2)
• Land	37.53 sq mi (97.2 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.19%
Elevation	807 ft (246 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,963
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61053, 61074, 61285
FIPS code	17-015-50894

Last updated July 28, 2023

Mount Carroll Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,963 and it contained 1,063 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.61 square miles (97.4 km²), of which 37.53 square miles (97.2 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.^[2]

Cities

Mount Carroll (west three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Center Hill, Oak Hill and Wacker.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 1,963 people, 947 households, and 553 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.90 inhabitants per square mile (20.04/km²). There were 1,063 housing units at an average density of 28.11 per square mile (10.85/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.65% White, 0.41% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 4.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.06% of the population.

There were 947 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.08% were married couples living together, 11.72% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 41.61% were non-families. 33.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.59.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,819, and the median income for a family was $60,250. Males had a median income of $44,327 versus $30,472 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,802. About 10.5% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	2,279	—
2020	1,963	−13.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

Illinois' 16th congressional district
State House District 71
State Senate District 36

Notable residents

Notable people from the rural portion of Mount Carroll Township include First Lady of Illinois Bina Deneen (1868-1950), who was born and raised there.

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

[census-2] "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.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Mount Carroll
Cities	Lanark Mount Carroll Savanna	Map of Illinois highlighting Carroll County
Villages	Chadwick Milledgeville Shannon Thomson
Townships	Cherry Grove-Shannon Elkhorn Grove Fairhaven Freedom Mount Carroll Rock Creek-Lima Salem Savanna Washington Woodland Wysox York
CDP	Lake Carroll
Other communities	Argo Fay Arnold Ashdale Junction Ayers Blackhawk Burke Center Hill Ebner Elkhorn Grove Fair Haven Georgetown Hazelhurst‡ Hickory Grove Hitt Ideal Kittredge Marcus Polsgrove South Elkhorn Wacker Zier Cors
Ghost town	Daggett Laird's Plat
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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