Pleasant Mound Township, Bond County, Illinois

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Pleasant Mound Township, Bond County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°52′54″N 89°18′51″W / 38.88167°N 89.31417°W

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Pleasant Mound Township
Township
Location in Bond County
Bond County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′54″N 89°18′51″W / 38.88167°N 89.31417°W / 38.88167; -89.31417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bond
Settlement	November 6, 1888
Area
• Total	37.86 sq mi (98.1 km²)
• Land	37.81 sq mi (97.9 km²)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.13%
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	907
• Density	24/sq mi (9.2/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62246, 62262, 62284
FIPS code	17-005-60586

Pleasant Mound Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 907 and it contained 446 housing units.^[1]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.86 square miles (98.1 km²), of which 37.81 square miles (97.9 km²) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.13%) is water.^[2]

The township contains these six cemeteries: Durham, Halls Grove, Maxey, Mulberry Grove, Noffsinger and Seagraves.

Major highways

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Demographics

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As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 907 people, 469 households, and 373 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.92 inhabitants per square mile (9.24/km²). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 11.76 per square mile (4.54/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.75% White, 5.18% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 3.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.

There were 469 households, out of which 40.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.97% were married couples living together, 7.89% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.47% were non-families. 15.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.75.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.0% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 30% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,027, and the median income for a family was $63,641. Males had a median income of $61,354 versus $33,021 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,259. About 6.2% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,018	—
2020	907	−10.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

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Bond County Community Unit School District 2
Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

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Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 102
State Senate District 51

References

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^ ^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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Places adjacent to Pleasant Mound Township, Bond County, Illinois

Lagrange Township

Mulberry Grove Township

Bear Grove Township, Fayette County

Central Township

Pleasant Mound Township

Seminary Township, Fayette County

Mills Township

Tamalco Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of Bond County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Greenville
City	Greenville	Map of Illinois highlighting Bond County
Villages	Donnellson‡ Keyesport‡ Mulberry Grove Old Ripley Panama‡ Pierron‡ Pocahontas Smithboro Sorento
Townships	Burgess Central Lagrange Mills Mulberry Grove Old Ripley Pleasant Mound Shoal Creek Tamalco
Unincorporated communities	Ayers Beaver Creek Bunje Dudleyville Durley Gilmore Hamburg Hookdale Keyesport Landing Paisley Corners Pleasant Mound Reno Stubblefield Tamalco Woburn
Ghost town	Elm Point
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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