Waterford Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Waterford Township
Waterford Township
Township
	The former East Waterford School
	Location in Fulton County
	Fulton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°20′49″N90°06′36″W / 40.34694°N 90.11000°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	21.17 sq mi (54.8 km2)
• Land	20.96 sq mi (54.3 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2) 1.01%
Elevation	446 ft (136 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	173
• Density	8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61542
FIPS code	17-057-79137

Last updated March 30, 2024

Waterford Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 173 and it contained 83 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Waterford Township has a total area of 21.17 square miles (54.83 km²), of which 20.96 square miles (54.29 km²) (or 98.99%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km²) (or 1.01%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Sepo at 40°20′37″N90°07′09″W / 40.343654°N 90.119286°W / 40.343654; -90.119286

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

Extinct towns

Waterford at 40°20′20″N90°07′47″W / 40.338931°N 90.129841°W / 40.338931; -90.129841

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains the main Waterford Cemetery. Also family cemeteries:Ames Cemetery and the Ashby cemetery

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

G Bray Airport
Norris Farms Airport

Landmarks

Dickson Mounds State Park

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 173 people, 38 households, and 38 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.17 inhabitants per square mile (3.15/km²). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 3.92 per square mile (1.51/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.11% White, 0.58% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 38 households, out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.16% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and none were non-families. No households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.29.

The township's age distribution consisted of 10.9% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 41.6% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 165.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 136.8 males.

Males had a median income of $45,893 versus $29,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,114. None of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	188	—
2010	187	−0.5%
2020	173	−7.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Lewistown School District 97

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

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References

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

[gaz2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Lewistown
Cities	Canton Cuba Farmington‡ Lewistown	Map of Illinois highlighting Fulton County
Town	Astoria
Villages	Avon‡ Banner Bryant Dunfermline Ellisville Fairview Ipava Liverpool London Mills‡ Marietta Norris Smithfield St. David Table Grove Vermont
Townships	Astoria Banner Bernadotte Buckheart Canton Cass Deerfield Ellisville Fairview Farmers Farmington Harris Isabel Joshua Kerton Lee Lewistown Liverpool Orion Pleasant Putman Union Vermont Waterford Woodland Young Hickory
Unincorporated communities	Babylon Beaty Bernadotte Blyton Breeds Brereton Checkrow Depler Springs Duncan Mills Enion Fiatt Gilchrist Leesburg Little America Manley Maples Mill Marbletown Middlegrove Monterey Poverty Ridge Rawalts Sepo Seville Summum
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