Elizabeth Township is one of 23

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in Jo Daviess County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,008 and it contained 547 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Elizabeth Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.98%) is land and (or 0.02%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Village of

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Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: * Log Church * Saint Marys * Weston

Major highways

* U.S. Route 20 east towards Woodbine and northwest towards

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south towards

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and northwest towards

(concurrent with U.S. Route 20)

Landmarks

* Long Hollow Scenic Overlook (Illinois Department of Transportation)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,008 people, 594 households, and 298 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 547 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.14%

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, 0.30%

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, 0.30% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.60% from other races, and 3.47% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.58% of the population. There were 594 households, out of which 21.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.21% were married couples living together, 6.06% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 49.83% were non-families. 42.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.40. The township's age distribution consisted of 14.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,625, and the median income for a family was $76,548. Males had a median income of $39,926 versus $31,974 for females. The

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for the township was $41,265. About 2.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the

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, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

* Illinois' 16th congressional district * State House District 89 * State Senate District 45

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Jo Daviess County official site

Township Officials of Illinois
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