Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Wauponsee Township
Wauponsee Township
Township
	Location in Grundy County
	Grundy County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°19′16″N88°25′08″W / 41.32111°N 88.41889°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	27.98 sq mi (72.5 km2)
• Land	26.79 sq mi (69.4 km2)
• Water	1.19 sq mi (3.1 km2) 4.25%
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,289
• Density	82/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60444, 60450
FIPS code	17-063-79345

Last updated May 18, 2024

Wauponsee Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,289 and it contained 953 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wauponsee Township has a total area of 27.98 square miles (72.47 km²), of which 26.79 square miles (69.39 km²) (or 95.75%) is land and 1.19 square miles (3.08 km²) (or 4.25%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Morris (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Sample Cemetery.

Major highways

Illinois Route 47

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 2,289 people, 1,015 households, and 654 families residing in the township. The population density was 81.82 inhabitants per square mile (31.59/km²). There were 953 housing units at an average density of 34.06 per square mile (13.15/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.44% White, 0.13% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.14% from other races, and 5.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.12% of the population.

There were 1,015 households, out of which 20.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.16% were married couples living together, 5.52% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.57% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.36.

The township's age distribution consisted of 11.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 41% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $86,042, and the median income for a family was $97,500. Males had a median income of $67,697 versus $31,196 for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,199. About 1.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	2,476	—
2010	2,483	0.3%
2020	2,289	−7.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Morris High School and Morris Elementary School District

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 75
State Senate District 38

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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 Grundy County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Morris
Cities	Morris	Map of Illinois highlighting Grundy County
Villages	Braceville‡ Carbon Hill Channahon‡ Coal City‡ Diamond‡ Dwight‡ East Brooklyn Gardner Godley‡ Kinsman Mazon Minooka‡ Seneca‡ South Wilmington Verona
Townships	Aux Sable Braceville Erienna Felix Garfield Goodfarm Goose Lake Greenfield Highland Maine Mazon Morris Nettle Creek Norman Saratoga Vienna Wauponsee
Unincorporated communities	Mazonia Nettle Creek Paytonville Wauponsee
Ghost towns	Jugtown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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