Montebello Township is one of twenty-four

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in Hancock County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,341 and it contained 1,574 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Montebello Township has a total area of , of which (or 89.36%) is land and (or 10.64%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Elvaston (partial) *

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Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Greenwood and Oakwood.

Major highways

U.S. Route 136 U.S. Route 136 is an east-west U.S. highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at US 6 and US 34 to the I-74/ I-465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of . Due to the removal of ...

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Landmarks

* Wildcat Spring Park *Vanished Town of Montebello Marker https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanished_Montebello.jpg

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 3,341 people, 1,349 households, and 856 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.89%

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, 0.84%

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, 0.18% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.90% from other races, and 3.59% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 1,349 households, out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.85% were married couples living together, 9.34% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.55% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00. The township's age distribution consisted of 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,015, and the median income for a family was $81,739. Males had a median income of $50,064 versus $29,042 for females. The

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for the township was $35,071. About 6.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the

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, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328

Political districts

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* State House District 94 * State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
{{Hancock County, Illinois Townships in Hancock County, Illinois Townships in Illinois