Phenix Township, Henry County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Phenix Township has a total area of 33.10 sqmi, of which 32.84 sqmi (or 99.21%) is land and 0.26 sqmi (or 0.79%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Shady Beach at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Portland Township, Whiteside County (northeast)
• Loraine Township (east)
• Atkinson Township (southeast)
• Geneseo Township (south)
• Hanna Township (west)
• Zuma Township, Rock Island County (west)
• Canoe Creek Township, Rock Island County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Ebenezer, McHenry and Pink Prairie.

Major highways

• [[Image:Illinois 82.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 82
• [[Image:Illinois 92.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 92

Airports and landing strips

• Kazuma Airport
• Ropp Airpark

Lakes

• Shadow Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,713 people, 594 households, and 469 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.75 PD/sqmi. There were 656 housing units at an average density of 19.82 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 92.70% White, 0.58% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 4.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.91% of the population.

There were 594 households, out of which 24.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.70% were married couples living together, 9.26% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.04% were non-families. 19.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.80.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $102,206, and the median income for a family was $106,964. Males had a median income of $79,000 versus $38,906 for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,286. About 1.9% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

• Erie Community Unit School District 1
• Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 45

As of 2020 census remaps Phenix Township is the 16th Congressional District

• State House District 73
• State Senate District 37

References

References

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