Mount Sterling Township, Brown County, Illinois

Mount Sterling Township
Mount Sterling Township
Township
	Location in Brown County
	Brown County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°58′22″N90°44′54″W / 39.97278°N 90.74833°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Brown
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
• Total	37.24 sq mi (96.5 km2)
• Land	37.19 sq mi (96.3 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.16%
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,297
• Density	120/sq mi (45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62353, 62378
FIPS code	17-009-51167

Last updated July 28, 2023

Mount Sterling Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,297 and it contained 1,268 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.24 square miles (96.5 km²), of which 37.19 square miles (96.3 km²) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[2]

Cities

Mount Sterling

Unincorporated towns

Hersman

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Greenwell, Harbour, Hersman, Icabod Perry, Keifer, Means, Mount Sterling Catholic, Mount Sterling City, Putnam and Wilson.

Major highways

Landmarks

Fairground

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 4,297 people, 1,105 households, and 597 families residing in the township. The population density was 115.37 inhabitants per square mile (44.54/km²). There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of 34.04 per square mile (13.14/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 67.74% White, 24.46% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.86% from other races, and 2.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.21% of the population.

There were 1,105 households, out of which 26.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.18% were married couples living together, 11.76% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 45.97% were non-families. 38.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.04.

The township's age distribution consisted of 15.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 244.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 267.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,464, and the median income for a family was $77,198. Males had a median income of $42,930 versus $33,094 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,193. About 5.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	4,673	—
2020	4,297	−8.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 93
State Senate District 47

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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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County seat: Mount Sterling
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