Victoria Township, Knox County, Illinois

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Victoria Township
Map highlighting Victoria Township, Knox County, Illinois.svg
Location in Knox County
Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County.svg
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°01′19″N90°02′21″W / 41.02194°N 90.03917°W / 41.02194; -90.03917
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
County Knox
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Area
  Total
35.52 sq mi (92.0 km2)
  Land35.00 sq mi (90.6 km2)
  Water0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2)  1.45%
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
365
  Density10.4/sq mi (4.03/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61449, 61485, 61489
FIPS code 17-095-77824

Victoria Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 365 and it contained 177 housing units. [1]

Contents

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Victoria Township has a total area of 35.52 square miles (92.00 km2), of which 35.00 square miles (90.65 km2) (or 98.55%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.35 km2) (or 1.45%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Center Prairie, Etherly, Garret, Salem and Victoria.

Lakes

Demographics

As of the 2020 census [1] there were 365 people, 156 households, and 98 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.28 inhabitants per square mile (3.97/km2). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 4.98 per square mile (1.92/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.07% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 4.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 14.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.36% were married couples living together, 8.97% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 37.18% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.72.

The township's age distribution consisted of 17.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 19% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 33.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,833, and the median income for a family was $51,528. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $26,563 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,625. About 14.3% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 379
2020 365−3.7%
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.