York Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°57′53″N 90°03′45″W / 41.96472°N 90.06250°W / 41.96472; -90.06250
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York Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
61014, 61053, 61074, 61252, 61285
FIPS code17-015-83908

York Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,739 and it contained 905 housing units.[1]

The township was formerly known as Harlem Township until its name was changed in 1850.[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, York Township has a total area of 56.39 square miles (146.05 km2), of which 47.47 square miles (122.95 km2) (or 84.20%) is land and 8.91 square miles (23.08 km2) (or 15.80%) is water.[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Argo and Lower York.

Major highways

Rivers

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 8.43% of the population.

There were 735 households, out of which 17.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.53% were married couples living together, 9.52% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.50% were non-families. 17.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.35.

The township's age distribution consisted of 10.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 159.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,861, and the median income for a family was $76,563. Males had a median income of $44,609 versus $28,456 for females. The

poverty line
, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,734[4]—
20202,73958.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

School districts

  • West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

  • Illinois' 16th congressional district
  • State House District 71
  • State Senate District 36

References

  • "York Township, Carroll County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ H.F. Kett & Co.. pbl (1878). The history of Carroll county, Illinois, containing a history of the county-its cities, towns, etc., a biographical directory ... war record ... statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men ... history of the Northwest ... Illinois ... miscellaneous matters, etc. New York Public Library. Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co.
  3. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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