Thompson Township, Illinois

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Thompson Township
Map highlighting Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
Location in Jo Daviess County
Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County.svg
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°24′52″N90°09′48″W / 42.41444°N 90.16333°W / 42.41444; -90.16333
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
  SupervisorJohn Diehl
Area
  Total
36.87 sq mi (95.5 km2)
  Land36.21 sq mi (93.8 km2)
  Water0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)  1.78%
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
832
  Density23/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61001, 61028, 61075, 61085
FIPS code 17-085-75146

Thompson Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 832 and it contained 1,053 housing units. [1]

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Thompson Township has a total area of 36.87 square miles (95.49 km2), of which 36.21 square miles (93.78 km2) (or 98.22%) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.71 km2) (or 1.78%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains:

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 832 people, 408 households, and 303 families residing in the township. The population density was 22.57 inhabitants per square mile (8.71/km2). There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of 28.56 per square mile (11.03/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.00% White, 0.36% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.80% of the population.

There were 408 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.43% were married couples living together, 19.85% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 25.74% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.45.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 14.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 34.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,833, and the median income for a family was $83,250. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $16,759 for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,887. About 10.2% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 609
2010 84138.1%
2020 832−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.