Woodland Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Woodland Township
Woodland Township
Township
	Location in Fulton County
	Fulton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°13′38″N90°16′35″W / 40.22722°N 90.27639°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	38.19 sq mi (98.9 km2)
• Land	37.96 sq mi (98.3 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.60%
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	345
• Density	9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61441, 61501
FIPS code	17-057-83089

Last updated March 30, 2024

Woodland Township is one of 26 townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 345 and it contained 174 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Woodland Township has a total area of 38.19 square miles (98.91 km²), of which 37.96 square miles (98.32 km²) (or 99.40%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²) (or 0.60%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Hart, Mount Zion, Summum, Summum Sixteen, and Woodland.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Curless Airport

Landmarks

Izaac Walton Park-private property

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 345 people, 87 households, and 64 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.03 inhabitants per square mile (3.49/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 4.56 per square mile (1.76/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.23% White, 0.29% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 2.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 87 households, out of which 13.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.37% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 26.44% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.02.

The township's age distribution consisted of 5.7% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 15.5% from 25 to 44, 47.6% from 45 to 64, and 31.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $62,875, and the median income for a family was $63,000. Males had a median income of $51,750 versus $27,396 for females. The per capita income for the township was $52,164. About 12.5% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 60.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	413	—
2010	415	0.5%
2020	345	−16.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Astoria Community Unit School District 1
Lewistown School District 97

Political districts

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

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References

"Woodland Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 16, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

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
Ghost towns	Bybee Civer Midway Sugarville Tuscumbia
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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