Westfield Township is one of twenty-five

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in Bureau County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 874 and it contained 421 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.

Villages

* Arlington *

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Cemeteries

* Arlington * Bereans * Calvery Catholic * Cherry Miner's * Lost Grove

Major highways

Illinois Route 89 Illinois Route 89 (IL 89) is a rural, north–south state highway in central Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 34 (US 34) in La Moille southward to IL 116 in Metamora. IL 26 and IL 89 are the main north–south roads ...

Airports and landing strips

* Funfsinn Airport * Gerald H Hamer Airport * Hahn Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 874 people, 368 households, and 267 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 421 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.74%

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, 0.57%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.92%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.92% from

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, and 2.86% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.89% of the population. There were 368 households, out of which 26.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.95% were married couples living together, 4.08% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.45% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% 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 2.98. The township's age distribution consisted of 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $71,250. Males had a median income of $42,222 versus $31,071 for females. The

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for the township was $29,163. About 6.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the

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, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* La Moille Community Unit School District 303 * Mendota Elementary School District 289 * Mendota High School District 280

Political districts

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* State House District 76 * State Senate District 38

References

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US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

US National Atlas

External links

{{authority control Townships in Bureau County, Illinois Populated places established in 1849 Townships in Illinois 1849 establishments in Illinois