Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pilot Township has a total area of 49.44 sqmi, all land.

Cities, towns, villages

• Herscher

Unincorporated towns

• Dickeys at
• Goodrich at
• Lehigh at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

• Pilot Center at (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

• Salina Township (north)
• Limestone Township (northeast)
• Otto Township (east)
• Chebanse Township, Iroquois County (southeast)
• Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (south)
• Rogers Township, Ford County (southwest)
• Norton Township (west)
• Essex Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie United, Mount Hope, Pilot Center, Saint Peter and Paul, Trinity and Zion Lutheran.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,979 people, 887 households, and 621 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.03 PD/sqmi. There were 842 housing units at an average density of 17.03 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 92.77% White, 0.45% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 5.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.34% of the population.

There were 887 households, out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.84% were married couples living together, 7.67% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.99% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 28.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,150, and the median income for a family was $98,542. Males had a median income of $60,083 versus $37,051 for females. The per capita income for the township was $38,865. About 4.0% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% 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 366 East Kay, Herscher, IL 60941.

Political districts

• Illinois's 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

School districts

• Herscher Community Unit School District 2

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.