Buck Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°38′29″N 87°49′36″W / 39.64139°N 87.82667°W / 39.64139; -87.82667
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Buck Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
61917, 61933, 61944, 61949
FIPS code17-045-09213

Buck Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 214 and it contained 124 housing units.[2] Buck Township was originally named Pilot Grove Township, but the name was changed on May 9, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Buck Township has a total area of 34.27 square miles (88.76 km2), all land.[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Mays

Major highways

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 127 households, out of which 21.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.01% were married couples living together, 30.71% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 32.28% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.7% under the age of 18, 18.6% from 18 to 24, 16.1% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,938, and the median income for a family was $73,667. Males had a median income of $42,917 versus $31,250 for females. The

poverty line
, including none of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930683—
1940623−8.8%
1950594−4.7%
1960512−13.8%
1970394−23.0%
1980293−25.6%
199036624.9%
2000309−15.6%
2010307−0.6%
2020214−30.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Kansas Community Unit School District 3
  • Paris Community Unit School District 4
  • Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

References

  • "Buck Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Township, Edgar County, Illinois
  2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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