Neponset Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Neponset Township
Neponset Township
Township
	Location in Bureau County
	Bureau County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°16′49″N89°47′40″W / 41.28028°N 89.79444°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.15 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Land	36.14 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	784 ft (239 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	658
• Density	18/sq mi (7.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61314, 61345
FIPS code	17-011-52012

Last updated July 28, 2023

Neponset Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 658 and it contained 313 housing units.^[1] Neponset Township changed its name from Brawby Township on 5 March 1866.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.15 square miles (93.6 km²), of which 36.14 square miles (93.6 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[1]

The southern and eastern parts of the township form part of the Illinois River watershed, the headwaters of Spoon River arising in the northeast portion of the township. The northwest portion of Neponset township is drained by Mud Creek, which flows into Green River, thence into Rock River.

Villages

Neponset

Cemeteries

Floral Hill
Neponset

Major highways

US Route 34

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 658 people, 277 households, and 220 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.18 inhabitants per square mile (7.02/km²). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 8.65 per square mile (3.34/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.58% White, 1.06% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.74% from other races, and 4.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.71% of the population.

There were 277 households, out of which 18.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.76% were married couples living together, 2.53% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.58% were non-families. 16.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.57.

The township's age distribution consisted of 15.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 35.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $93,281, and the median income for a family was $98,958. Males had a median income of $55,333 versus $33,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,778. About 4.1% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	742	—
2020	658	−11.3%
US Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Neponset Community Consolidated District 307
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

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References

"Neponset Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 4, 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[2] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[3] "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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