Pleasant Valley Township, Illinois

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Pleasant Valley Township
Map highlighting Pleasant Valley Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
Location in Jo Daviess County
Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County.svg
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°14′35″N90°02′18″W / 42.24306°N 90.03833°W / 42.24306; -90.03833
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
  SupervisorPhyllis Miccolis
Area
  Total
36.58 sq mi (94.7 km2)
  Land36.58 sq mi (94.7 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
215
  Density5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61028, 61053, 61085
FIPS code 17-085-60664

Pleasant Valley Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 215 and it contained 142 housing units. [1]

Contents

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pleasant Valley Township has a total area of 36.58 square miles (94.74 km2), all land. [2]

Cemeteries

The township contains Plum River Catholic Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 215 people, 107 households, and 79 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.88 inhabitants per square mile (2.27/km2). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 3.88 per square mile (1.50/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 93.95% White, 0.00% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 4.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.

There were 107 households, out of which 4.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.42% were married couples living together, 8.41% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 26.17% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.84 and the average family size was 2.14.

The township's age distribution consisted of 5.1% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 10.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 59.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 66.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $66,012, and the median income for a family was $72,875. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $21,719 for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,905. None of the population were below the poverty line.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 327
2010 273−16.5%
2020 215−21.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.