Momence Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Momence Township has a total area of 42.92 sqmi, of which 42.45 sqmi (or 98.91%) is land and 0.47 sqmi (or 1.09%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Momence (east half)

Unincorporated towns

• Ahern at
• Edgetown at
• Garden of Eden at
• Illiana Heights at
• Lake at
• Litchfield at
• Log Cabin Camp at
• River at
• Shadow Lawn at
• Ward at
• Woodland at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Yellowhead Township (north)
• West Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana (northeast)
• Lake Township, Newton County, Indiana (east)
• Pembroke Township (south)
• Ganeer Township (west)
• Sumner Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Saint Judes and Shrontz.

Major highways

• [[Image:Illinois 114.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 114

Airports and landing strips

• Johnson Airport

Rivers

• Kankakee River

Lakes

• Mirror Lake

Landmarks

• Island Park

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 3,586 people, 1,408 households, and 769 families residing in the township. The population density was 83.55 PD/sqmi. There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of 36.67 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 79.06% White, 2.93% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 8.45% from other races, and 8.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.59% of the population.

There were 1,408 households, out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.86% were married couples living together, 9.73% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 45.38% were non-families. 37.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.08.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 133.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,651, and the median income for a family was $60,694. Males had a median income of $35,510 versus $24,269 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,494. About 2.9% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% 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, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 203 East River Street, Momence, IL 60954.

Political districts

• Illinois's 11th congressional district
• State House District 79
• State Senate District 40

School districts

• Momence Community Unit School District 1

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.