Somonauk Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Somonauk Township
Somonauk Township
Township
	Location in DeKalb County
	DeKalb County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°40′19″N88°41′07″W / 41.67194°N 88.68528°W Coordinates: 41°40′19″N88°41′07″W / 41.67194°N 88.68528°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	19.35 sq mi (50.1 km2)
• Land	19.27 sq mi (49.9 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.43%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,006
• Density	100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60548, 60552
FIPS code	17-037-70473

Last updated May 03, 2023

Somonauk Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,006 and it contained 823 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Somonauk Township has a total area of 19.35 square miles (50.12 km²), of which 19.27 square miles (49.91 km²) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.43%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Sandwich (partial)
Somonauk (partial)

Unincorporated towns

Franks at 41°42′39″N88°40′47″W / 41.710863°N 88.679801°W / 41.710863; -88.679801

Cemeteries

Oak Mound
Oakridge
Van Olindas

Airports and landing strips

George Airport
Warren Landing Strip

Lakes

Buck Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 2,006 people, 786 households, and 528 families residing in the township. The population density was 103.68 inhabitants per square mile (40.03/km²). There were 823 housing units at an average density of 42.54 per square mile (16.42/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.23% White, 0.40% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.39% from other races, and 6.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.68% of the population.

There were 786 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.51% were married couples living together, 8.65% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 32.82% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.21.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $76,944, and the median income for a family was $87,045. Males had a median income of $48,750 versus $26,830 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,866. About 1.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	966	—
1940	939	−2.8%
1950	1,077	14.7%
1960	1,273	18.2%
1970	1,448	13.7%
1980	1,610	11.2%
1990	1,543	−4.2%
2000	1,727	11.9%
2010	2,101	21.7%
2020	2,006	−4.5%
US Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 70
State Senate District 35

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somonauk Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somonauk Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

[:0-2] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[gaz2021-3] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Sycamore
Cities	DeKalb Genoa Sandwich‡ Sycamore	Map of Illinois highlighting DeKalb County
Town	Cortland
Villages	Hinckley Kingston Kirkland Lee‡ Malta Maple Park‡ Shabbona Somonauk‡ Waterman
Townships	Afton Clinton Cortland DeKalb Franklin Genoa Kingston Malta Mayfield Milan Paw Paw Pierce Sandwich Shabbona Somonauk South Grove Squaw Grove Sycamore Victor
Unincorporated communities	Afton Center Charter Grove Clare Colvin Park East Paw Paw‡ Elva Esmond Fairdale Five Points Franks McGirr New Lebanon Rollo Shabbona Grove Wilkinson
Ghost towns	Brush Point Coltonville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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