Wheatland Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Wheatland Township
Wheatland Township
Township
	Lone Tree School, now the township hall
	Location in Bureau County
	Bureau County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°11′58″N89°30′01″W / 41.19944°N 89.50028°W Coordinates: 41°11′58″N89°30′01″W / 41.19944°N 89.50028°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	17.83 sq mi (46.2 km2)
• Land	17.82 sq mi (46.2 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.06%
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	142
• Density	8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61368, 61421, 61537, 61560
FIPS code	17-011-81009

Last updated February 18, 2023

Wheatland Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 142 and it contained 65 housing units.^[2] Wheatland Township was originally part of Milo Township, and became a separate township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.83 square miles (46.2 km²), of which 17.82 square miles (46.2 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

Hunter
Lone Tree

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 142 people, 30 households, and 30 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.95 inhabitants per square mile (3.07/km²). There were 65 housing units at an average density of 3.64 per square mile (1.41/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.18% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were none of the population.

There were 30 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, all were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and none were non-families. No households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.10.

The township's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 39.7% from 18 to 24, 0% from 25 to 44, 38.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.0 males.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	135	—
2020	142	5.2%
US Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Bradford Community Unit School District 1
Henry-Senachwine Community Unit School District 5
Princeton Elementary School District 115 and Princeton High School District 500

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 73
State Senate District 37

Related Research Articles

Columbus Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 579 and it contained 246 housing units.

Concord Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 279 and it contained 111 housing units.

Honey Creek Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 747 and it contained 312 housing units.

Houston Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 186 and it contained 97 housing units.

McKee Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 192 and it contained 100 housing units.

Richfield Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 411 and it contained 183 housing units.

LeRoy Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 485 and it contained 201 housing units.

Bureau Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 278 and it contained 126 housing units.

Dover Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 490 and it contained 252 housing units.

Fairfield Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 379 and it contained 142 housing units.

Gold Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 152 and it contained 88 housing units.

Greenville Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 353 and it contained 153 housing units.

Macon Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 196 and it contained 93 housing units. Macon Township changed its name from Jefferson Township in June 1850.

Milo Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 191 and it contained 79 housing units.

Ohio Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 814 and it contained 396 housing units. Ohio Township changed its name from Richland Township in June 1850.

Buckhorn Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 102 and it contained 54 housing units.

Cooperstown Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 264 and it contained 142 housing units.

Missouri Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 156 and it contained 87 housing units.

Mills Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 473 and it contained 219 housing units.

Old Ripley Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 819 and it contained 356 housing units.

References

"Wheatland Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 4 January 2010.
US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
US National Atlas

↑ Established as part of Milo Twp in 1849; date of Wheatland Twp organization not known.
1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Established as part of Milo Twp in 1849; date of Wheatland Twp organization not known.

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

[census-3] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

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

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Bureau County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Spring Valley	Map of Illinois highlighting Bureau County
Villages	Arlington Buda Bureau Junction Cherry Dalzell‡ DePue Dover Hollowayville La Moille Ladd Malden Manlius Mineral Neponset New Bedford Ohio Seatonville Sheffield Tiskilwa Walnut Wyanet
Townships	Arispie Berlin Bureau Clarion Concord Dover Fairfield Gold Greenville Hall Indiantown Lamoille Leepertown Macon Manlius Milo Mineral Neponset Ohio Princeton Selby Walnut Westfield Wheatland Wyanet
Unincorporated communities	Clarion Coal Hollow Greenoak Kasbeer Langley Limerick Lone Tree Corners Marquette Milo Normandy Ottville Providence Thomas Van Orin Webster Park Wendel Whitefield‡ Yorktown Zearing
Ghost town	Bourbonais
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Illinois portal United States portal