Leroy Township, Boone County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:LeRoy 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:31.28
Area Land Sq Mi:31.27
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Water Percent:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:485
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:287
Elevation Ft:942
Coordinates:42.4583°N -88.7647°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:60033, 61012, 61065
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0429247
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:17-007-42951

LeRoy Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 485 and it contained 201 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Blaine, Burr Oak, Dullam, Stone School and Round Prairie.

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 485 people, 175 households, and 126 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.51PD/sqmi. There were 201 housing units at an average density of 6.43/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 89.48% White, 0.41% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.95% from other races, and 4.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.84% of the population.

There were 175 households, out of which 15.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.00% were married couples living together, 4.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 28.00% were non-families. 17.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.98.

The township's age distribution consisted of 7.5% under the age of 18, 17.9% from 18 to 24, 7.5% from 25 to 44, 52.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $70,089, and the median income for a family was $59,167. Males had a median income of $39,519 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,592. No families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

School districts

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.

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