Newman Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°49′43″N 87°59′19″W / 39.82861°N 87.98861°W / 39.82861; -87.98861
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Newman Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
61810, 61852, 61942
FIPS code17-041-52636

Newman Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,024 and it contained 489 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Newman Township has a total area of 40.75 square miles (105.54 km2), of which 40.71 square miles (105.44 km2) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.12%) is water.[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 3.61% of the population.

There were 432 households, out of which 13.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.89% were married couples living together, 2.55% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 31.94% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.35.

The township's age distribution consisted of 12.0% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 15.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 47.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,077, and the median income for a family was $63,956. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $26,458 for females. The

poverty line
, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19301,728—
19401,650−4.5%
19501,621−1.8%
19601,551−4.3%
19701,353−12.8%
19801,3912.8%
19901,248−10.3%
20001,203−3.6%
20101,080−10.2%
20201,024−5.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Heritage Community Unit School District 8
  • Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

  • State House District 110
  • State Senate District 55

References

  • "Newman Township, Douglas County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newman Township, Douglas 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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