Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°19′16″N 88°25′08″W / 41.32111°N 88.41889°W / 41.32111; -88.41889CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyGrundyEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Area

• Total27.98 sq mi (72.5 km²) • Land26.79 sq mi (69.4 km²) • Water1.19 sq mi (3.1 km²) 4.25%Elevation

551 ft (168 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,289 • Density82/sq mi (32/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60444, 60450

FIPS code17-063-79345

Wauponsee Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,289 and it contained 953 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wauponsee Township has a total area of 27.98 square miles (72.47 km²), of which 26.79 square miles (69.39 km²) (or 95.75%) is land and 1.19 square miles (3.08 km²) (or 4.25%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Morris (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

Bradley Subdivision at 41°20′02″N 88°27′27″W / 41.333921°N 88.457568°W / 41.333921; -88.457568
Claypool at 41°20′45″N 88°23′14″W / 41.345865°N 88.387289°W / 41.345865; -88.387289
Claypool Woods at 41°20′39″N 88°24′00″W / 41.344199°N 88.400067°W / 41.344199; -88.400067
Gaslight Village at 41°20′43″N 88°23′37″W / 41.34531°N 88.393678°W / 41.34531; -88.393678
Lori-Sue Subdivision at 41°20′18″N 88°23′45″W / 41.338365°N 88.3959°W / 41.338365; -88.3959
Paytonville at 41°20′12″N 88°25′52″W / 41.336699°N 88.431179°W / 41.336699; -88.431179
Pebble Beach at 41°20′22″N 88°24′00″W / 41.339476°N 88.400067°W / 41.339476; -88.400067
Pine Grove at 41°20′22″N 88°24′16″W / 41.339476°N 88.404511°W / 41.339476; -88.404511
Pine Meadow Estates at 41°20′29″N 88°24′48″W / 41.341421°N 88.413400°W / 41.341421; -88.413400
Richards Park at 41°20′12″N 88°25′27″W / 41.336699°N 88.424234°W / 41.336699; -88.424234
Van Peterson Subdivision at 41°20′13″N 88°24′03″W / 41.336976°N 88.4009°W / 41.336976; -88.4009
Willow Ridge at 41°20′18″N 88°25′26″W / 41.338365°N 88.423956°W / 41.338365; -88.423956

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Sample Cemetery.

Major highways

Illinois Route 47

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 2,289 people, 1,015 households, and 654 families residing in the township. The population density was 81.82 inhabitants per square mile (31.59/km²). There were 953 housing units at an average density of 34.06 per square mile (13.15/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.44% White, 0.13% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.14% from other races, and 5.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.12% of the population.

There were 1,015 households, out of which 20.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.16% were married couples living together, 5.52% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.57% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.36.

The township's age distribution consisted of 11.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 41% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $86,042, and the median income for a family was $97,500. Males had a median income of $67,697 versus $31,196 for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,199. About 1.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	2,476	—
2010	2,483	0.3%
2020	2,289	−7.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Morris High School and Morris Elementary School District

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 75
State Senate District 38

References

"Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 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.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.