Sonora Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Sonora Township
Sonora Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°30′12″N91°18′10″W / 40.50333°N 91.30278°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.52 sq mi (97.2 km2)
• Land	35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Water	1.73 sq mi (4.5 km2) 4.60%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	437
• Density	12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62318, 62341, 62354, 62358
FIPS code	17-067-70499

Last updated July 10, 2024

Sonora Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 437 and it contained 246 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Sonora Township has a total area of 37.52 square miles (97.18 km²), of which 35.79 square miles (92.70 km²) (or 95.40%) is land and 1.73 square miles (4.48 km²) (or 4.60%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Nauvoo (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

Powellton at 40°32′09″N91°16′08″W / 40.535877°N 91.26876°W / 40.535877; -91.26876

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

Extinct towns

Sonora at 40°29′39″N91°21′18″W / 40.494210°N 91.354874°W / 40.494210; -91.354874

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Nauvoo City, Nauvoo Two, Oak Grove, Pioneer Saints, Saints Peter and Paul, Sterns and Thornber.

Major highways

Illinois Route 96

Airports and landing strips

Cedar Ridge Airport
Sinele Strip

Landmarks

Mormon Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery
Sterne Cemetery

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 437 people, 205 households, and 172 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.65 inhabitants per square mile (4.50/km²). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 6.56 per square mile (2.53/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.42% White, 0.92% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.

There were 205 households, out of which 22.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.90% were married couples living together, 20.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 16.10% were non-families. 16.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.20.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,531, and the median income for a family was $68,571. Males had a median income of $31,528 versus $29,327 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,330. About 1.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	537	—
2000	515	−4.1%
2010	494	−4.1%
2020	437	−11.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

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
"Sonora 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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