Wythe Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Wythe Township
Wythe Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°19′23″N91°18′12″W / 40.32306°N 91.30333°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	38.1 sq mi (99 km2)
• Land	38.08 sq mi (98.6 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.04%
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	246
• Density	6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62313, 62341, 62379
FIPS code	17-067-83713

Last updated July 16, 2024

Wythe Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 246 and it contained 117 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wythe Township has a total area of 38.10 square miles (98.68 km²), of which 38.08 square miles (98.63 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Elderville at 40°19′49″N91°17′41″W / 40.330323°N 91.294592°W / 40.330323; -91.294592

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these 6 cemeteries: Kiser, Oak Grove North, Oak Grove South, McGee, Wythe Congregational and Wythe Presbyterian.

Major highways

Illinois Route 96

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 246 people, 117 households, and 112 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.46 inhabitants per square mile (2.49/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 3.07 per square mile (1.19/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.12% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 4.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 117 households, out of which 12.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 95.73% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 4.27% were non-families. 4.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.55.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 45.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 66.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $89,648, and the median income for a family was $89,844. Males had a median income of $66,146 versus $41,103 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,321. No families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	282	—
2000	228	−19.1%
2010	248	8.8%
2020	246	−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
Southeastern Community Unit School District 337
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Wythe Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 20, 2009.
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 Hancock County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carthage
Cities	Carthage Dallas City‡ Hamilton La Harpe Nauvoo Warsaw	Map of Illinois highlighting Hancock County
Town	Bentley
Villages	Augusta Basco Bowen Elvaston Ferris Plymouth‡ Pontoosuc West Point
Townships	Appanoose Augusta Bear Creek Carthage Chili Dallas City Durham Fountain Green Hancock Harmony La Harpe Montebello Nauvoo Pilot Grove Pontoosuc Prairie Rock Creek Rocky Run-Wilcox Sonora St. Albans St. Mary Walker Warsaw Wythe
CDP	Niota
Other communities	Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek Old Niota Powellton St. Mary Stillwell Sutter Tioga Webster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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