Thompson Township, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Thompson Township has a total area of 36.87 sqmi, of which 36.21 sqmi (or 98.22%) is land and 0.66 sqmi (or 1.78%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Unincorporated community of Apple Canyon Lake
• Unincorporated community of Schapville

Cemeteries

The township contains:

• Schapville Presbyterian Cemetery, within Schapville
• Thompson Cemetery, rural area south of Townsend Road, just east of where the Apple River crosses Townsend Road

Airports and landing strips

• Apple Canyon Lake Airport (historical)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 832 people, 408 households, and 303 families residing in the township. The population density was 22.57 PD/sqmi. There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of 28.56 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.00% White, 0.36% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.80% of the population.

There were 408 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.43% were married couples living together, 19.85% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 25.74% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.45.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 14.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 34.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,833, and the median income for a family was $83,250. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $16,759 for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,887. About 10.2% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

• River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
• Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
• Stockton Community Unit School District 206
• Warren Community Unit School District 205

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 89
• State Senate District 45

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.