Big Rock Township is located in

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,768 and it contained 706 housing units. Most of its land use is agricultural.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Big Rock Township has a total area of , all land.

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runs east to west through the township.

Cities and towns

* Big Rock * Sugar Grove (small portion)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,768 people, 617 households, and 492 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 706 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.25%

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, 0.17%

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, 0.57% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.00%

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, 1.19% from other races, and 5.49% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.17% of the population. There were 617 households, out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.23% were married couples living together, 2.76% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.26% were non-families. 13.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.24. The township's age distribution consisted of 26.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $97,734, and the median income for a family was $103,636. Males had a median income of $59,904 versus $42,059 for females. The

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for the township was $41,960. About 2.8% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Images

Image:Big Rock Township-1.JPG, Big Rock Creek Image:Big Rock Township-2.JPG, Big Rock Creek

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References

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External links

Big Rock Township Assessor

Official Village of Big Rock website

Big Rock Park District

Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD 429
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