Northern Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Northern Township

Township

Location in Franklin County

Franklin County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 38°05′07″N 88°45′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.08528°N 88.75861°W﻿ / 38.08528; -88.75861
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Franklin
Established| November 4, 1884
Area

• Total| 36.59 sq mi (94.8 km2)
• Land| 36.47 sq mi (94.5 km2)
• Water| 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.31%
Elevation

| 492 ft (150 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 456
• Density| 12/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62836, 62860

FIPS code| 17-055-53637

Northern Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 456 and it contained 192 housing units.[1]

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Northern Township has a total area of 36.59 square miles (94.77 km2), of which 36.47 square miles (94.46 km2) (or 99.69%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.31%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Macedonia (west half)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Diana
* Frisco
* Taylor Hill

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these five cemeteries: Gilgal, Jacksonville, Macedonia, Middle Fork, Smith and Walnut Grove.

### Major highways

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* Illinois Route 14

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[1] there were 456 people, 210 households, and 129 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.46 inhabitants per square mile (4.81/km2). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 5.25 per square mile (2.03/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.74% White, 0.66% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 4.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 210 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.52% were married couples living together, 1.90% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 38.57% were non-families. 37.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.15.

The township's age distribution consisted of 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 148.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,000, and the median income for a family was $100,694. Males had a median income of $53,512 versus $31,827 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,939. About 1.6% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 476| | —
2020| 456| | −4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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Ewing Northern CCSD #115

Benton Consolidated High School #103

## Political districts

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* Illinois' 12th congressional district
* State House District 117
* State Senate District 59

## References

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* "Northern Township, Franklin County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 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. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Places adjacent to Northern Township, Franklin County, Illinois

| Spring Garden Township, Jefferson County | Moores Prairie Township, Jefferson County | Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County

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Ewing Township |

Northern Township

| Knight Prairie Township, Hamilton County
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Benton Township | Eastern Township | Flannigan Township, Hamilton County

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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Benton

Cities|

* Benton
* Christopher
* Orient
* Sesser
* West Frankfort
* Zeigler

Map of Illinois highlighting Franklin County

Villages|

* Buckner
* Ewing
* Freeman Spur‡
* Hanaford
* Macedonia‡
* North City
* Royalton
* Thompsonville
* Valier
* West City

Townships|

* Barren
* Benton
* Browning
* Cave
* Denning
* Eastern
* Ewing
* Frankfort
* Goode
* Northern
* Six Mile
* Tyrone

CDP|

* Mulkeytown

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Akin
* Akin Junction
* Cleburne
* Deering City
* Frisco
* Kegley
* Meyer
* Parrish
* Pershing
* Plumfield
* Rend City
* Steel City
* Valier Patch
* West End‡
* Whittington

Footnotes|

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

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