Spring Township, Boone County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Spring Township

Township

Location in Boone County

Boone County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 42°11′49″N 88°45′25″W﻿ / ﻿42.19694°N 88.75694°W﻿ / 42.19694; -88.75694
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Boone
Settlement| November 6, 1849
Area

• Total| 36.15 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Land| 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Water| 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.14%
Elevation

| 860 ft (262 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 864
• Density| 24/sq mi (9.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60135, 60145, 61008, 61038

FIPS code| 17-007-71578

Spring Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 864 and it contained 368 housing units.[1] Spring was founded as "Concord" on November 6, 1849, then was renamed "Ohio" in April, 1851, and finally "Spring" in October, 1851.

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.15 square miles (93.6 km2), of which 36.1 square miles (93 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]

### Cities[edit]

* Belvidere (east edge)

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Herbert

### Extinct towns[edit]

* Reeds Crossing, Illinois

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains Shattucks Grove Cemetery.

### Major highways[edit]

* Interstate 90

### Airports and landing strips[edit]

* Henderson Airport

## Demographics[edit]

As of the 2020 census[1] there were 864 people, 297 households, and 132 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.94 inhabitants per square mile (9.24/km2). There were 368 housing units at an average density of 10.20 per square mile (3.94/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 83.80% White, 0.58% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 7.06% from other races, and 7.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.08% of the population.

There were 297 households, out of which 22.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.96% were married couples living together, 1.35% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 55.56% were non-families. 55.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 35.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 5.12.

The township's age distribution consisted of 31.5% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 17% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 140.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 136.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $71,420, and the median income for a family was $103,971. Males had a median income of $75,595 versus $15,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,306. About 0.0% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 49.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 894| | —
2020| 864| | −3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts[edit]

* Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

## Political districts[edit]

* Illinois' 16th congressional district
* State House District 69
* State Senate District 35

## References[edit]

* "Spring Township, Boone 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[edit]

* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

Places adjacent to Spring Township, Boone County, Illinois

| Belvidere Township | Bonus Township | Marengo Township, McHenry County

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Flora Township |

Spring Township

| Riley Township, McHenry County
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Franklin Township, DeKalb County | Kingston Township, DeKalb County | Genoa Township, DeKalb County

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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Belvidere

Cities|

* Belvidere
* Loves Park‡

Map of Illinois highlighting Boone County

Villages|

* Caledonia
* Capron
* Cherry Valley‡
* Poplar Grove
* Timberlane

Townships|

* Belvidere
* Bonus
* Boone
* Caledonia
* Flora
* Leroy
* Manchester
* Poplar Grove
* Spring

CDPs|

* Argyle‡
* Candlewick Lake
* Garden Prairie

Other
communities|

* Beaverton Crossroads
* Blaine
* Edgewood
* Herbert
* Hunter
* Irene
* Prairie View
* Russellville

Ghost town|

* Reeds Crossing

Footnotes|

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

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