| Official Name: | Melrose Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Clark County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Clark County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clark |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 7, 1854 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 32.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.91 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 301 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 162 |
| Elevation Ft: | 531 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2164°N -87.7342°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 62441, 62442, 62477, 62478 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-023-48229 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Melrose Township is one of fifteen townships in Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population is 301 and it has 146 housing units.[1]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.76%) is land and (or 0.24%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
As of the 2020 census there were 301 people, 172 households, and 131 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.13PD/sqmi. There were 146 housing units at an average density of 4.43/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.01% White, 0.33% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.
There were 172 households, out of which 36.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.63% were married couples living together, 2.91% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 23.84% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.
The township's age distribution consisted of 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.7 males.
The median income for a family in the township was $75,450. Males had a median income of $39,250 versus $36,477 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,693. About 6.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.