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Fountain Green Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Field	Value
official_name	Fountain Green Township
settlement_type	Township
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image_seal
image_map	Map highlighting Fountain Green Township, Hancock County, Illinois.svg
map_caption	Location in Hancock County
image_map1	Map of Illinois highlighting Hancock County.svg
mapsize1	150px
map_caption1	Hancock County's location in Illinois
<!-- Location -->	subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Hancock
established_title	Established
established_date	November 6, 1849
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_sq_mi	37.53
area_land_sq_mi	37.52
area_water_sq_mi	0.01
area_water_percent	0.01
population_as_of	[2020](2020-united-states-census)
population_total	218
population_density_sq_mi	auto
elevation_m	191
elevation_ft	627
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<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->	timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
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postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	61420, 61450, 62318, 62321
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-067-27325

Fountain Green Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 218 and it contained 145 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Fountain Green Township has a total area of 37.53 sqmi, of which 37.52 sqmi (or 99.99%) is land and 0.01 sqmi (or 0.01%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

Fountain Green at
La Crosse at
Webster at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fountain Green, Lincoln Catholic, McConnell and Wright.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 218 people, 96 households, and 96 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.81 PD/sqmi. There were 119 housing units at an average density of 3.17 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 96 households, out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 88.54% were married couples living together, 11.46% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 0.00% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.42.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 33.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $76,000, and the median income for a family was $55,833. Males had a median income of $43,021 versus $24,773 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,744. About 21.9% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 48.1% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

References

"Explore Census Data".
"Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.

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