Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Caledonia Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Boone County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Boone County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Boone
Established Title:Settlement
Established Date:November 6, 1849
Area Total Sq Mi:24.35
Area Land Sq Mi:24.04
Area Water Sq Mi:0.31
Area Water Percent:1.27
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:7294
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:278
Elevation Ft:912
Coordinates:42.3708°N -88.9017°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:61008, 61011, 61065
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-007-10435
Unit Pref:Imperial

Caledonia Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,294 and it contained 2,590 housing units.[1] Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.73%) is land and (or 1.27%) is water.[2]

Cities

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Drake Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 7,294 people, 2,375 households, and 1,932 families residing in the township. The population density was 299.23PD/sqmi. There were 2,590 housing units at an average density of 106.25/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 80.55% White, 2.92% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.86% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.73% from other races, and 9.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.41% of the population.

There were 2,375 households, out of which 43.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.61% were married couples living together, 4.46% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 18.65% were non-families. 17.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.50.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.4% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $97,642, and the median income for a family was $102,008. Males had a median income of $71,508 versus $37,549 for females. The per capita income for the township was $39,922. About 0.4% of families and 0.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.1% of those under age 18 and 0.1% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Schools

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2023-01-22 . data.census.gov.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212195842/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17007 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-28 . United States Census Bureau.

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