Humboldt Township, Coles County, Illinois

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Humboldt Township, Coles County, Illinois - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 39°35′N 88°17′W / 39.583°N 88.283°W

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Humboldt Township
Township
Location in Coles County
Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°35′N 88°17′W / 39.583°N 88.283°W / 39.583; -88.283
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	53.57 sq mi (138.7 km²)
• Land	53.52 sq mi (138.6 km²)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.09%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,161
• Density	22/sq mi (8.4/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61910, 61920, 61931, 61938
FIPS code	17-029-36555

Humboldt Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,161 and it contained 545 housing units.^[1] The township changed its name from Milton Township on May 7, 1860.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.57 square miles (138.7 km²), of which 53.52 square miles (138.6 km²) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Humboldt

Extinct towns

Dorans

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: East Humboldt, Gardner, Humboldt and Township.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 1,161 people, 388 households, and 272 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.69 inhabitants per square mile (8.37/km²). There were 545 housing units at an average density of 10.18 units per square mile (3.93 units/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.63% White, 0.95% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.07% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.96% of the population.

There were 388 households, out of which 44.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.21% were married couples living together, 14.43% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.90% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.29.

The township's age distribution consisted of 30.4% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 150.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,288, and the median income for a family was $49,531. Males had a median income of $29,554 versus $23,036 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,812. About 11.0% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,341	—
2020	1,161	−13.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Political districts

Illinois's 15th congressional district
State House District 110
State Senate District 55

References

"Humboldt Township, Coles 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

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

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Adjacent townships

Places adjacent to Humboldt Township, Coles County, Illinois

Bourbon Township, Douglas County

Arcola Township, Douglas County

North Okaw Township

Humboldt Township

Seven Hickory Township

Mattoon Township

Lafayette Township

Charleston Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of Coles County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Charleston
Cities	Charleston Mattoon Oakland	Map of Illinois highlighting Coles County
Villages	Ashmore Humboldt Lerna
Townships	Ashmore Charleston East Oakland Humboldt Hutton Lafayette Mattoon Morgan North Okaw Paradise Pleasant Grove Seven Hickory
CDPs	Janesville‡ Trilla
Unincorporated communities	Bushton Campbell Coles Cooks Mills Diona Dorans Embarrass Etna Fairgrange Fuller‡ Hutton Jones Kings Lipsey Loxa Magnet Newby Paradise Rardin Wabash Point
Extinct community	Hitesville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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