Weller Township, Henry County, Illinois

Weller Township
Weller Township
Township
	Location in Henry County
	Henry County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°11′42″N90°09′18″W / 41.19500°N 90.15500°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	34.37 sq mi (89.0 km2)
• Land	34.36 sq mi (89.0 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	413
• Density	12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61238, 61414, 61419, 61434, 61490
FIPS code	17-073-79722

Last updated October 01, 2024

Weller Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 413 and it contained 193 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Weller Township has a total area of 34.37 square miles (89.02 km²), of which 34.36 square miles (88.99 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Bishop Hill

Unincorporated towns

Nekoma at 41°10′22″N90°11′19″W / 41.172815°N 90.188731°W / 41.172815; -90.188731

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

Adjacent townships

Cambridge Township (north)
Galva Township (east)
Lynn Township, Knox County (southeast)
Walnut Grove Township, Knox County (south)
Ontario Township, Knox County (southwest)
Clover Township (west)
Andover Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bishop Hill, Piatt and Red Oak.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 413 people, 202 households, and 97 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.02 inhabitants per square mile (4.64/km²). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 5.62 per square mile (2.17/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.67% White, 0.48% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 202 households, out of which 21.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.05% were married couples living together, 2.97% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 51.98% were non-families. 51.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 36.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 3.10.

The township's age distribution consisted of 17.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,087, and the median income for a family was $84,659. Males had a median income of $36,111 versus $19,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,536. About 0.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	474	—
2010	422	−11.0%
2020	413	−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Alwood Community Unit School District 225
Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Galva Community Unit School District 224
R O W V A Community Unit School District 208

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Weller Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 18, 2009.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ US Census Bureau. "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] US Census Bureau. "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 Henry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Cambridge
Cities	Colona Galva Geneseo Kewanee	Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County
Towns	Annawan Atkinson
Villages	Alpha Andover Bishop Hill Cambridge Cleveland Coal Valley‡ Hooppole Orion Woodhull
Townships	Alba Andover Annawan Atkinson Burns Cambridge Clover Colona Cornwall Edford Galva Geneseo Hanna Kewanee Loraine Lynn Munson Osco Oxford Phenix Weller Western Wethersfield Yorktown
CDPs	Lynn Center Nekoma Opheim Osco
Other communities	Dayton Green River
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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