Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/townships-in-jo-daviess-county-illinois

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Scales Mound Township, Illinois


FieldValue
official_nameScales Mound Township
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineGidonb Scales Mound winter landscape 2.jpg
image_captionWinter landscape in Scales Mound Township,
north of Scales Mound, Illinois (2008)
image_mapMap highlighting Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
map_captionLocation in Jo Daviess County
image_map1Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County.svg
mapsize1150px
map_caption1Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Illinois
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Jo Daviess
established_titleEstablished
established_dateMarch 7, 1855
leader_titleSupervisor
leader_nameSteve Stadel
area_total_sq_mi18.54
area_land_sq_mi18.54
area_water_sq_mi0
area_water_percent0
elevation_ft988
elevation_max_ft1235
population_total649
population_as_of2020
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneCST
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCDT
utc_offset_DST-5
postal_code_typeZIP codes
postal_code61001, 61075
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info17-085-67938
unit_prefImperial

north of Scales Mound, Illinois (2008) Scales Mound Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 649 and it contained 291 housing units. It was formed from Council Hill and Thompson townships on March 7, 1855.

Charles Mound, the highest point in Illinois, is located within Scales Mound Township.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Scales Mound Township has a total area of 18.54 sqmi, all land.

The highest point in Illinois, Charles Mound (1,235 ft), is located in Scales Mount Township.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Scales Mound

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Citizens and Holy Trinity.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 649 people, 318 households, and 227 families residing in the township. The population density was 35.01 PD/sqmi. There were 291 housing units at an average density of 15.70 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.15% White, 0.31% African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 318 households, out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.55% were married couples living together, 3.77% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 28.62% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.73.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 27.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,947, and the median income for a family was $67,708. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $33,571 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,028. About 9.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

  • Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

Political districts

  • Illinois' 16th congressional district
  • State House District 89
  • State Senate District 45

References

References

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

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Scales Mound Township, Illinois — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report