Hunter Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Hunter Township
Hunter Township
Township
	Location in Edgar County
	Edgar County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°40′17″N 87°35′05″W / 39.67139°N 87.58472°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Area
• Total	30.27 sq mi (78.4 km2)
• Land	30.23 sq mi (78.3 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.15%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	232
• Density	7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61924, 61944
FIPS code	17-045-36685

Hunter Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 232 and it contained 104 housing units.^[1] Hunter Township was formed from portions of Stratton Township and Brouilletts Creek Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hunter Township has a total area of 30.27 square miles (78.40 km²), of which 30.23 square miles (78.30 km²) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.15%) is water.^[2]

Extinct towns

Clays Prairie
Huffmanville

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Blackman, Bright, Bruce, Cook, Saint Aloysius, Sixteen and Stafford-Crimmons.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[3] there were 232 people, 40 households, and 32 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.66 inhabitants per square mile (2.96/km²). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 3.44 per square mile (1.33/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.28% White, 0.00% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 40 households, out of which 22.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.00% were non-families. 20.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.53.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 0% from 25 to 44, 42.1% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 44.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $106,667, and the median income for a family was $115,278. The per capita income for the township was $34,245. None of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	250	—
2020	232	−7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Edgar County Community Unit District 6
Paris Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 109
State Senate District 55

References

"Hunter Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

[census-1] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[gaz2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[3] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Edgar County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Paris
Cities	Chrisman Paris	Map of Illinois highlighting Edgar County
Villages	Brocton Hume Kansas Metcalf Redmon Vermilion
Townships	Brouilletts Creek Buck Edgar Elbridge Embarrass Grandview Hunter Kansas Paris Prairie Ross Shiloh Stratton Symmes Young America
Unincorporated communities	Borton Edgar Isabel Logan Nevins Oliver Patton‡ Raven Scottland Woodyard
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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