Afton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Afton Township
Afton Township
Township
	Location in DeKalb County
	DeKalb County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°51′05″N 88°46′41″W / 41.85139°N 88.77806°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	February 18, 1856
Government
• Supervisor	Randall J. Bourdages
Area
• Total	35.16 sq mi (91.1 km2)
• Land	35.11 sq mi (90.9 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.17%
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	901
• Density	26/sq mi (9.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60115, 60556
FIPS code	17-037-00386

Afton Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 901 and it contained 384 housing units.^[2]

History

Afton Township was formed from portions of DeKalb Township and Clinton Township on February 18, 1856. The township derives its name from the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.16 square miles (91.1 km²), of which 35.11 square miles (90.9 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Dekalb (partial)

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

Afton Center Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

Jack W Watson Airport
Walter Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[2] there were 901 people, 234 households, and 194 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.62 inhabitants per square mile (9.89/km²). There were 384 housing units at an average density of 10.92 per square mile (4.22/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.91% White, 5.44% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.00% from other races, and 6.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.21% of the population.

There were 234 households, out of which 8.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.13% were married couples living together, 23.08% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 17.09% were non-families. 7.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.39.

The township's age distribution consisted of 5.8% under the age of 18, 31.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $103,375, and the median income for a family was $92,500. Males had a median income of $54,583 versus $18,304 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,795. About 9.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	633	—
1940	578	−8.7%
1950	591	2.2%
1960	615	4.1%
1970	708	15.1%
1980	605	−14.5%
1990	665	9.9%
2000	640	−3.8%
2010	861	34.5%
2020	901	4.6%
US Decennial Census^[5]

School districts

Political districts

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

References

"Afton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
US Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
US National Atlas

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Afton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

[:0-2] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[3] Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

[CN-4] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[5] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Sycamore
Cities	DeKalb Genoa Sandwich‡ Sycamore	Map of Illinois highlighting DeKalb County
Town	Cortland
Villages	Hinckley Kingston Kirkland Lee‡ Malta Maple Park‡ Shabbona Somonauk‡ Waterman
Townships	Afton Clinton Cortland DeKalb Franklin Genoa Kingston Malta Mayfield Milan Paw Paw Pierce Sandwich Shabbona Somonauk South Grove Squaw Grove Sycamore Victor
Unincorporated communities	Afton Center Charter Grove Clare Colvin Park East Paw Paw‡ Elva Esmond Fairdale Five Points Franks McGirr New Lebanon Rollo Shabbona Grove Wilkinson
Ghost towns	Brush Point Coltonville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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