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Moraine Township, Illinois

Field	Value
official_name	Moraine Township
settlement_type	Township
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image_seal
image_map	Map highlighting Moraine Township, Lake County, Illinois.svg
map_caption	Location in Lake County
image_map1	Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County.svg
mapsize1	150px
map_caption1	Lake County's location in Illinois
<!-- Location -->	subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Lake
leader_title	Supervisor
leader_name	Anne Flanigan Bassi
established_date
area_total_sq_mi	11.98
area_land_sq_mi	11.95
area_water_sq_mi	0.03
area_water_percent	0.28%
population_as_of	2020
population_total	33946
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
elevation_m	197
elevation_ft	646
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->	timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
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blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-097-50364
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unit_pref	Imperial

Moraine Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 33,946. Moraine Township was originally called Deerfield Township, but the name was changed on October 29, 1998.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Moraine Township has a total area of 11.98 sqmi, of which 11.95 sqmi (or 99.72%) is land and 0.03 sqmi (or 0.28%) is water.

Cities and towns

Deerfield (east edge)
Highland Park (northeast three-quarters)
Highwood
Lake Forest (southeast edge)

Adjacent townships

New Trier Township, Cook County (southeast)
Northfield Township, Cook County (south)
West Deerfield Township (west)
Shields Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Daggitt, Fort Sheridan, Mooney, and Saint Marys.

Major highways

U.S. Route 41

Airports and landing strips

Gieser Heliport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 33,946 people, 13,203 households, and 9,504 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,834.03 PD/sqmi. There were 13,857 housing units at an average density of 1,156.87 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 78.26% White, 1.65% African American, 0.84% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 7.09% from other races, and 8.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.27% of the population.

There were 13,203 households, out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.89% were married couples living together, 4.91% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 28.02% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $135,883, and the median income for a family was $179,754. Males had a median income of $102,789 versus $46,160 for females. The per capita income for the township was $82,973. About 4.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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

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