Prairie Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Prairie Township
Prairie Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°25′28″N91°12′26″W / 40.42444°N 91.20722°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	September 12, 1854
Area
• Total	33.12 sq mi (85.8 km2)
• Land	33.07 sq mi (85.7 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.15%
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	382
• Density	12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62321, 62334, 62341, 62379
FIPS code	17-067-61496

Last updated July 10, 2024

Prairie Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 382 and it contained 186 housing units.^[1] It was formed from Montebello and Carthage townships on September 12, 1854.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Prairie Township has a total area of 33.12 square miles (85.78 km²), of which 33.07 square miles (85.65 km²) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.15%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Elvaston (east portion)
Ferris (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

McCall at 40°27′10″N91°11′50″W / 40.452822°N 91.19709°W / 40.452822; -91.19709

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Elvaston Cemetery.

Major highways

U.S. Route 136

Airports and landing strips

Hanks Hangar Airport
Kirchner Airport
Martins Airport
Schilson Field

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 382 people, 120 households, and 75 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.53 inhabitants per square mile (4.45/km²). There were 186 housing units at an average density of 5.62 per square mile (2.17/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.60% White, 0.52% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.

There were 120 households, out of which 13.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.00% were married couples living together, 3.33% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 37.50% were non-families. 37.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.75.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 13% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,870, and the median income for a family was $56,875. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,502. About 9.3% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	449	—
2000	434	−3.3%
2010	380	−12.4%
2020	382	0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Prairie Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 20, 2009.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "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.

[gaz2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "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 Hancock County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carthage
Cities	Carthage Dallas City‡ Hamilton La Harpe Nauvoo Warsaw	Map of Illinois highlighting Hancock County
Town	Bentley
Villages	Augusta Basco Bowen Elvaston Ferris Plymouth‡ Pontoosuc West Point
Townships	Appanoose Augusta Bear Creek Carthage Chili Dallas City Durham Fountain Green Hancock Harmony La Harpe Montebello Nauvoo Pilot Grove Pontoosuc Prairie Rock Creek Rocky Run-Wilcox Sonora St. Albans St. Mary's Walker Warsaw Wythe
CDP	Niota
Other communities	Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek Old Niota Powellton St. Mary Stillwell Sutter Tioga Webster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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