Western Township, Henry County, Illinois

Western Township
Western Township
Township
	Location in Henry County
	Henry County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°22′21″N90°22′38″W / 41.37250°N 90.37722°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	35.48 sq mi (91.9 km2)
• Land	35.48 sq mi (91.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,974
• Density	84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61240, 61262, 61273, 61274
FIPS code	17-073-80190

Last updated October 01, 2024

Western Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,974 and it contained 1,247 housing units.^[1] Western changed its name from Orion Township on April 13, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Western Township has a total area of 35.48 square miles (91.89 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Orion

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Colona Township (north)
Edford Township (northeast)
Osco Township (east)
Andover Township (southeast)
Lynn Township (south)
Richland Grove Township, Mercer County (southwest)
Rural Township, Rock Island County (west)
Coal Valley Township, Rock Island County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Orion Lutheran and Western Township.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Hughes RLA Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 2,974 people, 1,129 households, and 805 families residing in the township. The population density was 83.83 inhabitants per square mile (32.37/km²). There were 1,247 housing units at an average density of 35.15 per square mile (13.57/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.88% White, 0.47% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 4.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.

There were 1,129 households, out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.04% were married couples living together, 11.25% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 28.70% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $79,327, and the median income for a family was $88,199. Males had a median income of $53,646 versus $37,011 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,053. About 0.9% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	2,920	—
2010	3,053	4.6%
2020	2,974	−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Orion Community Unit School District 223

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 71
State Senate District 36

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Western 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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