Rice Township, Illinois

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Rice Township
Map highlighting Rice 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°19′51″N90°22′55″W / 42.33083°N 90.38194°W / 42.33083; -90.38194
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
EstablishedFebruary 22, 1859
Government
  SupervisorDuane Dehnicke
Area
  Total
29.68 sq mi (76.9 km2)
  Land24.40 sq mi (63.2 km2)
  Water5.28 sq mi (13.7 km2)  17.79%
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
348
  Density12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61036, 61041
FIPS code 17-085-63472

Rice Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 348 and it contained 271 housing units. [1] It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Rice Township has a total area of 29.68 square miles (76.87 km2), of which 24.40 square miles (63.20 km2) (or 82.21%) is land and 5.28 square miles (13.68 km2) (or 17.79%) is water. [2]

Cemeteries

The township contains Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

Landmarks and recreation

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 348 people, 213 households, and 153 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.73 inhabitants per square mile (4.53/km2). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 9.13 per square mile (3.53/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.25% White, 0.29% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 4.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.75% of the population.

There were 213 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.83% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 28.17% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.0% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $93,750, and the median income for a family was $106,792. Males had a median income of $41,188 versus $76,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $41,458. About 14.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 306
2010 33810.5%
2020 3483.0%
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.