Saratoga Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Saratoga Township
Saratoga Township
Township
	Location in Grundy County
	Grundy County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°25′N88°25′W / 41.417°N 88.417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.23 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Land	36.00 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.64%
Elevation	554 ft (169 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,342
• Density	180/sq mi (68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60447, 60450
FIPS code	17-063-67678

Last updated May 18, 2024

Saratoga Township (T34N R7E) is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,342 and it contained 2,681 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Saratoga Township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.84 km²), of which 36.00 square miles (93.24 km²) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²) (or 0.64%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Channahon (west edge)
Morris (north half)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Catholic North, Cryder and Saratoga.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Morris Municipal Airport
Nelson Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 6,342 people, 2,626 households, and 1,840 families residing in the township. The population density was 175.03 inhabitants per square mile (67.58/km²). There were 2,681 housing units at an average density of 73.99 per square mile (28.57/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 83.57% White, 3.00% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 4.34% from other races, and 7.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.54% of the population.

There were 2,626 households, out of which 36.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.56% were married couples living together, 8.23% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.93% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.

The township's age distribution consisted of 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $74,470, and the median income for a family was $105,455. Males had a median income of $55,644 versus $35,828 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,087. About 8.8% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	4,506	—
2010	6,122	35.9%
2020	6,342	3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Political districts

Illinois' 11th congressional district
State House District 75
State Senate District 38

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References

"Saratoga Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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 Grundy County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Morris
Cities	Morris	Map of Illinois highlighting Grundy County
Villages	Braceville‡ Carbon Hill Channahon‡ Coal City‡ Diamond‡ Dwight‡ East Brooklyn Gardner Godley‡ Kinsman Mazon Minooka‡ Seneca‡ South Wilmington Verona
Townships	Aux Sable Braceville Erienna Felix Garfield Goodfarm Goose Lake Greenfield Highland Maine Mazon Morris Nettle Creek Norman Saratoga Vienna Wauponsee
Unincorporated communities	Mazonia Nettle Creek Paytonville Wauponsee
Ghost towns	Jugtown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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