Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Freedom Township

Township

Location in Carroll County

Carroll County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 42°09′14″N 89°55′11″W﻿ / ﻿42.15389°N 89.91972°W﻿ / 42.15389; -89.91972
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Carroll
Government

• Supervisor| Alan Flikkema
Area

• Total| 36.37 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land| 35.75 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Water| 0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2)  1.70%
Elevation

| 886 ft (270 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 799
• Density| 22/sq mi (8.5/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61046, 61053

FIPS code| 17-015-27832

Freedom Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 799 and it contained 920 housing units.[1]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.37 square miles (94.2 km2), of which 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2) (or 98.30%) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2) (or 1.70%) is water.[2]

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Arnolds Grove, Arnolds Grove Dunkard, Renner and Wolf.

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[1] there were 799 people, 218 households, and 149 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.91 inhabitants per square mile (8.46/km2). There were 920 housing units at an average density of 25.23 per square mile (9.74/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.25% White, 0.50% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 218 households, out of which 13.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.35% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 31.65% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.54.

The township's age distribution consisted of 15.4% under the age of 18, none from 18 to 24, 8.8% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 47.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $65,208, and the median income for a family was $82,560. Males had a median income of $32,679 versus $41,058 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,092. No families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 695| | —
2020| 799| | 15.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Eastland Community Unit School District 308
* West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

## Political districts

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* Illinois' 16th congressional district
* State House District 71
* State Senate District 36

## References

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* "Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Carroll County official site

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Places adjacent to Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois

| Pleasant Valley Township, Jo Daviess County | Berreman Township, Jo Daviess County
Jefferson Township, Stephenson County |

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Woodland Township |

Freedom Township

| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township
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Mount Carroll Township | Salem Township | Rock Creek-Lima Township

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Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Mount Carroll

Cities|

* Lanark
* Mount Carroll
* Savanna

Map of Illinois highlighting Carroll County

Villages|

* Chadwick
* Milledgeville
* Shannon
* Thomson

Townships|

* Cherry Grove-Shannon
* Elkhorn Grove
* Fairhaven
* Freedom
* Mount Carroll
* Rock Creek-Lima
* Salem
* Savanna
* Washington
* Woodland
* Wysox
* York

CDP|

Lake Carroll

Other
communities|

* Argo Fay
* Arnold
* Ashdale Junction
* Ayers
* Blackhawk
* Burke
* Center Hill
* Ebner
* Elkhorn Grove
* Fair Haven
* Georgetown
* Hazelhurst‡
* Hickory Grove
* Hitt
* Ideal
* Kittredge
* Marcus
* Polsgrove
* South Elkhorn
* Wacker
* Zier Cors

Ghost town|

* Daggett
* Laird's Plat

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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