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Munson Township, Henry County, Illinois

Field	Value
official_name	Munson Township
settlement_type	Township
motto
image_seal
image_map	Map highlighting Munson Township, Henry County, Illinois.svg
map_caption	Location in Henry County
image_map1	Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County.svg
mapsize1	150px
map_caption1	Henry County's location in Illinois
<!-- Location -->	subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Henry
established_title	Established
established_date	November 4, 1856
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_sq_mi	35.94
area_land_sq_mi	35.94
area_water_sq_mi	0
area_water_percent	0
<!-- Population -->	population_as_of	2020
population_total	385
population_density_sq_mi	auto
elevation_m	226
elevation_ft	741
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->	timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	61235, 61238, 61254
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-073-51388

Munson Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 385 and it contained 127 housing units. Munson changed its name from Centre township on April 13, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Munson Township has a total area of 35.94 sqmi, all land.

Adjacent townships

Geneseo Township (north)
Atkinson Township (northeast)
Cornwall Township (east)
Burns Township (southeast)
Cambridge Township (south)
Andover Township (southwest)
Osco Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Greenlee and Munson.

Major highways

[[Image:Illinois 82.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 82

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 385 people, 75 households, and 45 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.71 PD/sqmi. There were 127 housing units at an average density of 3.53 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 75 households, out of which 14.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 40.00% were non-families. 40.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.84.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.8% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 16.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 42.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 60.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,958, and the median income for a family was $72,750. Males had a median income of $46,786 versus $50,179 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,482. About 17.8% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 71
State House District 74
State Senate District 36
State Senate District 37

References

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

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