Hanover Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hanover Township has a total area of 56.75 sqmi, of which 52.03 sqmi (or 91.68%) is land and 4.72 sqmi (or 8.32%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Hanover

Cemeteries

The township contains Lost Mound Cemetery.

Major highways

• [[Image:Illinois 84.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 84

Rivers

• Mississippi River

Landmarks

• Lock and Dam No. 12 of the Mississippi River
• Savanna US Army Depot

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,203 people, 556 households, and 317 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.20 PD/sqmi. There were 674 housing units at an average density of 11.88 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 90.27% White, 1.50% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 5.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.24% of the population.

There were 556 households, out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.96% were married couples living together, 17.99% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 42.99% were non-families. 38.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.58.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 23% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,944, and the median income for a family was $55,521. Males had a median income of $40,707 versus $21,283 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,176. About 21.1% of families and 24.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

• River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

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

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 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.