Victor Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Victor Township
Victor Township
Township
	Location in DeKalb County
	DeKalb County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°40′02″N88°45′58″W / 41.66722°N 88.76611°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	About 1853
Area
• Total	32.82 sq mi (85.0 km2)
• Land	32.75 sq mi (84.8 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.20%
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	275
• Density	8.4/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60531, 60552, 60556
FIPS code	17-037-77798

Last updated July 30, 2023

Victor Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275 and it contained 125 housing units.^[2] Victor Township was formed from Clinton Township around 1853.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Victor Township has a total area of 32.82 square miles (85.00 km²), of which 32.75 square miles (84.82 km²) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.^[3]

Cemeteries

Victor Cemetery

Airports and landing strips

Dewey

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 275 people, 124 households, and 106 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.38 inhabitants per square mile (3.24/km²). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 3.81 per square mile (1.47/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.09% White, 0.73% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.18% from other races, and 7.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.64% of the population.

There were 124 households, out of which 40.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.61% were married couples living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 14.52% were non-families. 14.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 2.86.

The township's age distribution consisted of 26.1% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $84,444, and the median income for a family was $49,815. Males had a median income of $48,981 versus $38,304 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,137. About 6.6% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	566	—
1940	523	−7.6%
1950	548	4.8%
1960	479	−12.6%
1970	437	−8.8%
1980	448	2.5%
1990	413	−7.8%
2000	380	−8.0%
2010	299	−21.3%
2020	275	−8.0%
US Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
Leland Community Unit School District 1
Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Political districts

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

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References

"Victor Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 4, 2010.
US Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
US National Atlas

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

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

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

[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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