Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Mills Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Bond County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Bond County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bond
Established Title:Settlement
Established Date:November 6, 1888
Area Total Sq Mi:36.5
Area Land Sq Mi:36.46
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Area Water Percent:0.11
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:473
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:154
Elevation Ft:505
Coordinates:38.7886°N -89.4211°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:62231, 62246, 62275
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-005-49321
Unit Pref:Imperial

Mills Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 473 and it contained 219 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Greene, Weinheimer and Wisetown.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 473 people, 200 households, and 152 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.94PD/sqmi. There were 219 housing units at an average density of 5.99/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.10% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

There were 200 households, out of which 25.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.00% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 24.00% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.68.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $84,000, and the median income for a family was $85,625. Males had a median income of $51,442 versus $32,222 for females. The per capita income for the township was $59,743. About 8.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Born in Mills

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/20200212202950/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17005 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-28 . United States Census.

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