Weller Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Weller Township

Township

Location in Henry County

Henry County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 41°11′42″N 90°09′18″W﻿ / ﻿41.19500°N 90.15500°W﻿ / 41.19500; -90.15500
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Henry
Established| November 4, 1856
Area

• Total

| 34.37 sq mi (89.0 km2)
• Land| 34.36 sq mi (89.0 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation

| 722 ft (220 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 413
• Density| 12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61238, 61414, 61419, 61434, 61490

FIPS code| 17-073-79722

Weller Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 413 and it contained 193 housing units.[1]

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Weller Township has a total area of 34.37 square miles (89.02 km2), of which 34.36 square miles (88.99 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Bishop Hill

### Unincorporated towns

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* Nekoma at 41°10′22″N 90°11′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.172815°N 90.188731°W﻿ / 41.172815; -90.188731

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Cambridge Township (north)
* Galva Township (east)
* Lynn Township, Knox County (southeast)
* Walnut Grove Township, Knox County (south)
* Ontario Township, Knox County (southwest)
* Clover Township (west)
* Andover Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Bishop Hill, Piatt and Red Oak.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 34
* Illinois Route 17
* Illinois Route 82

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[1] there were 413 people, 202 households, and 97 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.02 inhabitants per square mile (4.64/km2). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 5.62 per square mile (2.17/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.67% White, 0.48% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 202 households, out of which 21.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.05% were married couples living together, 2.97% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 51.98% were non-families. 51.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 36.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 3.10.

The township's age distribution consisted of 17.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,087, and the median income for a family was $84,659. Males had a median income of $36,111 versus $19,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,536. About 0.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2000| 474| | —
2010| 422| | −11.0%
2020| 413| | −2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Alwood Community Unit School District 225
* Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
* Galva Community Unit School District 224
* R O W V A Community Unit School District 208

## Political districts

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* Illinois's 17th congressional district
* State House District 74
* State Senate District 37

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* "Weller Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
* United States National Atlas

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

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois

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Places adjacent to Weller Township, Henry County, Illinois

| Andover Township | Cambridge Township |

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Clover Township |

Weller Township

| Galva Township
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Ontario Township, Knox County | Walnut Grove Township, Knox County | Lynn Township, Knox County

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Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Cambridge

Cities|

* Colona
* Galva
* Geneseo
* Kewanee

Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County

Towns|

* Annawan
* Atkinson

Villages|

* Alpha
* Andover
* Bishop Hill
* Cambridge
* Cleveland
* Coal Valley‡
* Hooppole
* Orion
* Woodhull

Townships|

* Alba
* Andover
* Annawan
* Atkinson
* Burns
* Cambridge
* Clover
* Colona
* Cornwall
* Edford
* Galva
* Geneseo
* Hanna
* Kewanee
* Loraine
* Lynn
* Munson
* Osco
* Oxford
* Phenix
* Weller
* Western
* Wethersfield
* Yorktown

CDPs|

* Lynn Center
* Nekoma
* Opheim
* Osco

Other
communities|

* Dayton
* Green River

Footnotes|

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

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