Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cornwall Township has a total area of 35.68 sqmi, of which 35.59 sqmi (or 99.74%) is land and 0.09 sqmi (or 0.26%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Atkinson (partial)

Adjacent townships

• Atkinson Township (north)
• Alba Township (northeast)
• Annawan Township (east)
• Kewanee Township (southeast)
• Burns Township (south)
• Cambridge Township (southwest)
• Munson Township (west)
• Geneseo Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Grand View, Liberty and Saint Anthony.

Major highways

• [[Image:I-80.svg|25px]] Interstate 80
• [[Image:US 6.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 6

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 222 people, 100 households, and 91 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.22 PD/sqmi. There were 110 housing units at an average density of 3.08 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.95% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 100 households, out of which 60.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 91.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 9.00% were non-families. 9.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.24.

The township's age distribution consisted of 34.2% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $132,000, and the median income for a family was $132,986. Males had a median income of $100,875 versus $32,361 for females. The per capita income for the township was $44,573. None of the population was below the poverty line.

School districts

• Annawan Community Unit School District 226
• Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
• Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
• Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

Notable people

• Art Benedict, baseball player (MLB second baseman for the Philadelphia Quakers)
• Joe McGinnity, baseball player (MLB Hall of Fame pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas and New York Giants)

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

References

1. "Explore Census Data".
2. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.