Phenix Township, Henry County, Illinois

Phenix Township
Phenix Township
Township
	Location in Henry County
	Henry County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°32′30″N90°08′55″W / 41.54167°N 90.14861°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	33.10 sq mi (85.7 km2)
• Land	32.84 sq mi (85.1 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) 0.79%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,713
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61250, 61254
FIPS code	17-073-59462

Last updated September 28, 2024

Phenix Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,713 and it contained 656 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Phenix Township has a total area of 33.10 square miles (85.73 km²), of which 32.84 square miles (85.06 km²) (or 99.21%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.79%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Shady Beach at 41°32′20″N90°11′48″W / 41.538923°N 90.196788°W / 41.538923; -90.196788

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

Adjacent townships

Portland Township, Whiteside County (northeast)
Loraine Township (east)
Atkinson Township (southeast)
Geneseo Township (south)
Hanna Township (west)
Zuma Township, Rock Island County (west)
Canoe Creek Township, Rock Island County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Ebenezer, McHenry and Pink Prairie.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Kazuma Airport
Ropp Airpark

Lakes

Shadow Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 1,713 people, 594 households, and 469 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.75 inhabitants per square mile (19.98/km²). There were 656 housing units at an average density of 19.82 per square mile (7.65/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.70% White, 0.58% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 4.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.91% of the population.

There were 594 households, out of which 24.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.70% were married couples living together, 9.26% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.04% were non-families. 19.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.80.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $102,206, and the median income for a family was $106,964. Males had a median income of $79,000 versus $38,906 for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,286. About 1.9% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	1,636	—
2010	1,672	2.2%
2020	1,713	2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Erie Community Unit School District 1
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 90
State Senate District 45

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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.

External links

"Phenix Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 18, 2009.
City-Data.com
Illinois State Archives
Township Officials of Illinois

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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 Henry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Cambridge
Cities	Colona Galva Geneseo Kewanee	Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County
Towns	Annawan Atkinson
Villages	Alpha Andover Bishop Hill Cambridge Cleveland Coal Valley‡ Hooppole Orion Woodhull
Townships	Alba Andover Annawan Atkinson Burns Cambridge Clover Colona Cornwall Edford Galva Geneseo Hanna Kewanee Loraine Lynn Munson Osco Oxford Phenix Weller Western Wethersfield Yorktown
CDPs	Lynn Center Nekoma Opheim Osco
Other communities	Dayton Green River
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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