Official Name: | Woodbury Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Cumberland County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Cumberland County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 6, 1860 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 22.66 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 22.62 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 555 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 169 |
Elevation Ft: | 554 |
Coordinates: | 39.2°N -104°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 62436, 62445, 62468 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-035-82959 |
Woodbury Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 555 and it contained 245 housing units.[1]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Woodbury Township has a total area of 22.62sqmi, of which 22.61sqmi (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01sqmi (or 0.04%) is water.[2] Woodbury Lake is in this township.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Chezem and Jewett.
As of the 2020 census there were 555 people, 274 households, and 190 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.54PD/sqmi. There were 245 housing units at an average density of 10.83/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.86% White, 0.00% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 274 households, out of which 25.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.87% were married couples living together, 2.19% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.66% were non-families. 30.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.81.
The township's age distribution consisted of 15.7% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,833, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $40,147 versus $20,610 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,598. About 19.5% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.