Wapella Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Wapella Township
Wapella Township
Township
	Location in DeWitt County
	DeWitt County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°15′01″N88°58′36″W / 40.25028°N 88.97667°W Coordinates: 40°15′01″N88°58′36″W / 40.25028°N 88.97667°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
• Total	29.07 sq mi (75.3 km2)
• Land	29.06 sq mi (75.3 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0.01%
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	905
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61727, 61745, 61777
FIPS code	17-039-78786
GNIS feature ID	429892

Last updated May 11, 2023

Wapella Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 905 and it contained 423 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wapella Township has a total area of 29.07 square miles (75.29 km²), of which 29.06 square miles (75.27 km²) (or 99.99%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km²) (or 0.01%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Wapella

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Crum, Long Point, Saint Particks and Sugar Grove.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 905 people, 512 households, and 296 families residing in the township. The population density was 31.14 inhabitants per square mile (12.02/km²). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 14.66 per square mile (5.66/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.69% White, 0.11% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.

There were 512 households, out of which 21.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.16% were married couples living together, 3.52% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 42.19% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% 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 2.98.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $76,009, and the median income for a family was $87,734. Males had a median income of $52,014 versus $35,795 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,097. About 1.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	1,163	—
1940	1,004	−13.7%
1950	958	−4.6%
1960	882	−7.9%
1970	902	2.3%
1980	1,165	29.2%
1990	1,031	−11.5%
2000	977	−5.2%
2010	944	−3.4%
2020	905	−4.1%

School districts

Clinton Community Unit School District 15

Political districts

Illinois's 15th congressional district
State House District 87
State Senate District 44

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References

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

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wapella Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

[:0-2] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[gaz2021-3] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of DeWitt County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Clinton
Cities	Clinton Farmer City	Map of Illinois highlighting DeWitt County
Villages	DeWitt Kenney Wapella Waynesville Weldon
Townships	Barnett Clintonia Creek DeWitt Harp Nixon Rutledge Santa Anna Texas Tunbridge Wapella Waynesville Wilson
CDP	Lane
Other communities	Birkbeck Bucks Carle Springs Fullerton Hallsville Jenkins Midland City Ospur Parnell Rowell Solomon Tabor Tunbridge Watkins‡ Weedman‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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