Nauvoo Township is one of twenty-four

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in Hancock County,

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. At the 2020 census, its population was 963 and it contained 667 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Nauvoo Township has a total area of , of which (or 61.27%) is land and (or 38.73%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Nauvoo (vast majority)

Extinct towns

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.) * Quashquema at *Venus, circa 1832 *Commerce, circa 1834 *Commerce City, circa 1836

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries, Dundey and Smith Family.

Major highways

* Illinois Route 96

Landmarks

* Nauvoo Temple * Lovers Glen Park * Nauvoo State Park

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 963 people, 320 households, and 247 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 667 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 91.69%

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, 0.31%

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, 1.04% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10%

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, 1.25% from other races, and 5.50% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population. There were 320 households, out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.56% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 22.81% were non-families. 16.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 2.97. The township's age distribution consisted of 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 11.2% from 45 to 64, and 31.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $52,794, and the median income for a family was $54,338. Males had a median income of $38,500 versus $13,958 for females. The

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for the township was $22,046. About 21.9% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the

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, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

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
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