Poplar Grove Township, Illinois

Poplar Grove Township
Poplar Grove Township
Township
	Location in Boone County
	Boone County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°22′11″N88°49′22″W / 42.36972°N 88.82278°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	23.84 sq mi (61.7 km2)
• Land	23.78 sq mi (61.6 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.25%
Elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,131
• Density	220/sq mi (83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61008, 61011, 61012, 61065
FIPS code	17-007-61158

Last updated August 30, 2024

Poplar Grove Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,131 and it contained 1,834 housing units.^[1] Poplar Grove Township was formed from parts of Caledonia Township and Boone Township after 1921.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.84 square miles (61.7 km²), of which 23.78 square miles (61.6 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[2]

Cities

Poplar Grove (north three-quarters)
Timberlane (northeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Beaverton Crossroads

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clark, Ewins, Popular Grove, Russellville and South Poplar Grove.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 5,131 people, 1,698 households, and 1,369 families residing in the township. The population density was 215.41 inhabitants per square mile (83.17/km²). There were 1,834 housing units at an average density of 76.99 per square mile (29.73/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 78.60% White, 1.54% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 7.78% from other races, and 10.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.70% of the population.

There were 1,698 households, out of which 55.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.03% were married couples living together, 2.41% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 19.38% were non-families. 12.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.36.

The township's age distribution consisted of 34.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $69,864, and the median income for a family was $73,927. Males had a median income of $58,132 versus $21,556 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,254. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	5,099	—
2020	5,131	0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Political districts

Illinois's 16th congressional district
State House District 69
State Senate District 35

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References

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Notes

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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v t e Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Belvidere
Cities	Belvidere Loves Park‡	Map of Illinois highlighting Boone County
Villages	Caledonia Capron Cherry Valley‡ Poplar Grove Timberlane
Townships	Belvidere Bonus Boone Caledonia Flora Leroy Manchester Poplar Grove Spring
CDPs	Argyle‡ Candlewick Lake Garden Prairie
Other communities	Beaverton Crossroads Blaine Edgewood Herbert Hunter Irene Prairie View Russellville
Ghost town	Reeds Crossing
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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