Texas Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

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Texas Township
Township
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Location in DeWitt County
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DeWitt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°05′42″N88°58′35″W / 40.09500°N 88.97639°W / 40.09500; -88.97639 Coordinates: 40°05′42″N88°58′35″W / 40.09500°N 88.97639°W / 40.09500; -88.97639
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois
County DeWitt
EstablishedNovember 2, 1858
Area
 • Total35.72 sq mi (92.5 km2)
 • Land35.65 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation
[1]
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,266
 • Density35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61727, 61756
FIPS code 17-039-74769
GNIS feature ID429831

Texas Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,266 and it contained 523 housing units. [2] The west half of Weldon Springs State Park is in this township.

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Texas Township has a total area of 35.72 square miles (92.51 km2), of which 35.65 square miles (92.33 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water. [3]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Hill Cemetery and Texas Cemetery (est. 1844) near Texas Christian Church.

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [2] there were 1,266 people, 553 households, and 392 families residing in the township. The population density was 35.44 inhabitants per square mile (13.68/km2). There were 523 housing units at an average density of 14.64 per square mile (5.65/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.76% White, 0.47% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 553 households, out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.18% were married couples living together, 1.27% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.11% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 20% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $68,575, and the median income for a family was $77,500. Males had a median income of $39,324 versus $27,868 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,894. About 0.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 659—
1940 561−14.9%
1950 498−11.2%
1960 496−0.4%
1970 58918.8%
1980 1,01271.8%
1990 1,0281.6%
2000 1,37033.3%
2010 1,246−9.1%
2020 1,2661.6%

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Texas Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
  2. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  3. ↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
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