Dover Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°26′59″N 89°27′18″W / 41.44972°N 89.45500°W / 41.44972; -89.45500
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Dover Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
61323, 61349, 61356, 61376
FIPS code17-011-20539

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.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.85 square miles (95.4 km2), all land.[2]

Cities

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries:

  • Dover
  • Heatons Point
  • Limerick
  • Mason
  • Pioneer
  • Prairie Repose

Major highways

Landmarks

  • City Co Park

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 4.29% of the population.

There were 212 households, out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.68% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.85% were non-families. 34.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.84.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.8% under the age of 18, 1.3% from 18 to 24, 16.1% from 25 to 44, 38.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $82,727, and the median income for a family was $89,348. Males had a median income of $73,839 versus $45,875 for females. The

poverty line
, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 31.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010550
2020490−10.9%
US Decennial Census[3]

Political districts

References

  • "Dover Township, Bureau County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  • US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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