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Derinda Township, Illinois

Field	Value
official_name	Derinda Township
settlement_type	Township
motto
image_seal
image_map	Map highlighting Derinda Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
map_caption	Location in Jo Daviess County
image_map1	Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County.svg
mapsize1	150px
map_caption1	Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
<!-- Location -->	subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Jo Daviess
leader_title	Supervisor
established_title	Established
established_date	November 2, 1852
area_total_sq_mi	37.02
area_land_sq_mi	36.96
area_water_sq_mi	0.06
area_water_percent	0.16
<!-- Population -->	population_as_of	2020
population_total	274
population_density_sq_mi	auto
elevation_m	214
elevation_ft	702
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->	timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	61028, 61041, 61074, 61085
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-085-19551
unit_pref	Imperial

Derinda Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 274 and it contained 176 housing units.

Derinda Township was named in the 1850s for Derinda Barr, the wife of an early settler.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Derinda Township has a total area of 37.02 sqmi, of which 36.96 sqmi (or 99.84%) is land and 0.06 sqmi (or 0.16%) is water.

Adjacent townships

Woodbine Township (north)
Stockton Township (northeast)
Pleasant Valley Township (east)
Woodland Township, Carroll County (southeast)
Washington Township, Carroll County (south)
Hanover Township (west)
Elizabeth Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries, Albright/Fehler, Massbach/St. John's Evangelical Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran/Derinda Center, and Morrison/Derinda Methodist.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 274 people, 106 households, and 60 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.40 PD/sqmi. There were 176 housing units at an average density of 4.75 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.72% White, 0.36% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 106 households, out of which 12.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 43.40% were non-families. 36.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.38.

The township's age distribution consisted of 10.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 0% from 25 to 44, 56.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 191.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 161.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $68,250, and the median income for a family was $69,333. Males had a median income of $52,500 versus $20,781 for females. The per capita income for the township was $38,165. About 0.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
Stockton Community Unit School District 206
West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

Illinois' 16th congressional district
State House District 89
State Senate District 45

References

"Explore Census Data".
Callary, Edward. (29 September 2008). "Place Names of Illinois". University of Illinois Press.
US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.

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