Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Pierce Township
Pierce Township
Township
	Location in DeKalb County
	DeKalb County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°50′54″N88°39′29″W / 41.84833°N 88.65806°W Coordinates: 41°50′54″N88°39′29″W / 41.84833°N 88.65806°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	Prior to 1853
Area
• Total	35.07 sq mi (90.8 km2)
• Land	34.98 sq mi (90.6 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.25%
Elevation	810 ft (247 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	440
• Density	13/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60115, 60119, 60151, 60520
FIPS code	17-037-59676

Last updated April 26, 2023

Pierce Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 440 and it contained 183 housing units.^[2] Pierce Township was formed from Squaw Grove and Pampas Township before 1853.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pierce Township has a total area of 35.07 square miles (90.83 km²), of which 34.98 square miles (90.60 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Maple Park (partial)

Cemeteries

Community Methodist
Saint Marys

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 440 people, 207 households, and 98 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.55 inhabitants per square mile (4.85/km²). There were 183 housing units at an average density of 5.22 per square mile (2.02/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.91% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 2.27% from other races, and 6.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.82% of the population.

There were 207 households, out of which 3.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.34% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 52.66% were non-families. 20.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.29.

The township's age distribution consisted of 5.5% under the age of 18, 18.0% from 18 to 24, 10.2% from 25 to 44, 49.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 173.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 172.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $89,034, and the median income for a family was $141,375. Males had a median income of $12,409 versus $41,758 for females. The per capita income for the township was $38,663. About 12.2% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 53.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
US Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 70
State Senate District 35

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pierce Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

[:0-2] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[gaz2021-3] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". 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 DeKalb County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Sycamore
Cities	DeKalb Genoa Sandwich‡ Sycamore	Map of Illinois highlighting DeKalb County
Town	Cortland
Villages	Hinckley Kingston Kirkland Lee‡ Malta Maple Park‡ Shabbona Somonauk‡ Waterman
Townships	Afton Clinton Cortland DeKalb Franklin Genoa Kingston Malta Mayfield Milan Paw Paw Pierce Sandwich Shabbona Somonauk South Grove Squaw Grove Sycamore Victor
Unincorporated communities	Afton Center Charter Grove Clare Colvin Park East Paw Paw‡ Elva Esmond Fairdale Five Points Franks McGirr New Lebanon Rollo Shabbona Grove Wilkinson
Ghost towns	Brush Point Coltonville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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