Weller Township, Henry County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Weller Township has a total area of 34.37 sqmi, of which 34.36 sqmi (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 sqmi (or 0.03%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Bishop Hill

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

• Cambridge Township (north)
• Galva Township (east)
• Lynn Township, Knox County (southeast)
• Walnut Grove Township, Knox County (south)
• Ontario Township, Knox County (southwest)
• Clover Township (west)
• Andover Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bishop Hill, Piatt and Red Oak.

Major highways

• [[Image:US 34.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 34
• [[Image:Illinois 17.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 17
• [[Image:Illinois 82.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 82

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 413 people, 202 households, and 97 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.02 PD/sqmi. There were 193 housing units at an average density of 5.62 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 94.67% White, 0.48% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 202 households, out of which 21.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.05% were married couples living together, 2.97% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 51.98% were non-families. 51.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 36.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 3.10.

The township's age distribution consisted of 17.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,087, and the median income for a family was $84,659. Males had a median income of $36,111 versus $19,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,536. About 0.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

• Alwood Community Unit School District 225
• Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
• Galva Community Unit School District 224
• R O W V A Community Unit School District 208

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 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.