Little Rock Township, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Little Rock Township has a total area of 35.44 sqmi, of which 35.23 sqmi (or 99.40%) is land and 0.21 sqmi (or 0.60%) is water.

U.S. Route 34 runs east to west through the township.

Cities and towns

• Plano (majority)
• Sandwich (eastern edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Little Rock

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 14,036 people, 4,869 households, and 3,564 families residing in the township. The population density was 396.08 PD/sqmi. There were 4,882 housing units at an average density of 137.77 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 61.16% White, 6.33% African American, 0.93% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.40% from other races, and 14.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.97% of the population.

There were 4,869 households, out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.11% were married couples living together, 18.71% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 26.80% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.38.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $82,119, and the median income for a family was $95,924. Males had a median income of $52,598 versus $34,498 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,766. About 8.2% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, and Highway Commissioner.

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References

References

1. {{cite gnis. 0429266. Little Rock Township, Kendall County, Illinois. 2010-02-20
2. "Explore Census Data".
3. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.