Squaw Grove Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Squaw Grove Township has a total area of 35.15 sqmi, of which 34.99 sqmi (or 99.53%) is land and 0.17 sqmi (or 0.47%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Hinckley

Cemeteries

• Greenwood https://www.greenwoodcemeteryhinckleyil.org
• Immanuel Lutheran
• Miller

Airports and landing strips

• Ballek Landing Area
• Hinckley Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 2,717 people, 1,070 households, and 715 families residing in the township. The population density was 77.29 PD/sqmi. There were 1,118 housing units at an average density of 31.80 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 90.47% White, 0.48% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 6.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.07% of the population.

There were 1,070 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.84% were married couples living together, 10.84% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.18% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.18.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.3% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 22% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $74,706, and the median income for a family was $92,417. Males had a median income of $61,892 versus $33,036 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,752. About 3.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

• Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429
• Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
• Sandwich Community Unit School District 430

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 70
• State Senate District 35

References

• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

References

1. {{GNIS. 429791
2. "Explore Census Data".
3. "Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.