Shoal Creek Township, Bond County, Illinois

Shoal Creek Township
Shoal Creek Township
Township
	Location in Bond County
	Bond County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°58′30″N89°33′36″W / 38.97500°N 89.56000°W Coordinates: 38°58′30″N89°33′36″W / 38.97500°N 89.56000°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bond
Settlement	November 6, 1888
Area
• Total	58.25 sq mi (150.9 km2)
• Land	58.23 sq mi (150.8 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,610
• Density	28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62019, 62074, 62086, 62246, 62275
FIPS code	17-005-69641

Last updated February 01, 2023

Shoal Creek Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,610 and it contained 741 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 58.25 square miles (150.9 km²), of which 58.23 square miles (150.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities

Donnellson (southwest quarter)
Panama (south half)
Sorento

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Bethel, Coyle, Peterson, Sunny Side, Tisdale, Union and Wade.

Major highways

Illinois State Route 127

Airports and landing strips

Mueller Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 1,610 people, 555 households, and 341 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.63 inhabitants per square mile (10.67/km²). There were 741 housing units at an average density of 12.72 per square mile (4.91/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.47% White, 0.25% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 4.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 555 households, out of which 26.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.33% were married couples living together, 6.67% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 38.56% were non-families. 35.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.18.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.0% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 36.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,795, and the median income for a family was $68,828. Males had a median income of $51,579 versus $29,766 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,485. About 4.1% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,783	—
2020	1,610	−9.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Bond County Community Unit School District 2
Highland Community Unit School District 5
Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 102
State Senate District 51

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "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 2023-01-22.

[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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Bond County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Greenville
City	Greenville	Map of Illinois highlighting Bond County
Villages	Donnellson‡ Keyesport‡ Mulberry Grove Old Ripley Panama‡ Pierron‡ Pocahontas Smithboro Sorento
Townships	Burgess Central Lagrange Mills Mulberry Grove Old Ripley Pleasant Mound Shoal Creek Tamalco
Unincorporated communities	Ayers Beaver Creek Bunje Dudleyville Durley Gilmore Hamburg Hookdale Keyesport Landing Paisley Corners Pleasant Mound Reno Stubblefield Tamalco Woburn
Ghost town	Elm Point
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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