Mayfield Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mayfield Township has a total area of 35.15 square miles (91.04 km), of which 34.93 square miles (90.47 km) (or 99.37%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km) (or 0.63%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Clare at 42°00′58″N 88°49′45″W / 42.016139°N 88.829259°W
- Five Points at 42°00′09″N 88°44′25″W / 42.002529°N 88.740367°W
- Wilkinson at 42°00′24″N 88°46′58″W / 42.006695°N 88.782868°W
Cemeteries
- Ault Road
- Mayfield
Airports and landing strips
- Anderson Airport
- Marx V Stott Airport
Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 872 people, 309 households, and 116 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.81 inhabitants per square mile (9.58/km). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 11.64 per square mile (4.49/km). The racial makeup of the township was 86.47% White, 1.03% African American, 0.69% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.10% from other races, and 7.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.26% of the population.
There were 309 households, out of which 6.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.63% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 62.46% were non-families. 34.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.59.
The township's age distribution consisted of 8.7% under the age of 18, none from 18 to 24, 52.9% from 25 to 44, 14% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 151.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 164.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $85,081. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $37,031 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,298. No families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 655 | — | |
| 1940 | 682 | 4.1% | |
| 1950 | 648 | −5.0% | |
| 1960 | 682 | 5.2% | |
| 1970 | 766 | 12.3% | |
| 1980 | 769 | 0.4% | |
| 1990 | 741 | −3.6% | |
| 2000 | 785 | 5.9% | |
| 2010 | 929 | 18.3% | |
| 2020 | 872 | −6.1% | |
| US Decennial Census | |||
School districts
- Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
- Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426
- Sycamore Community Unit School District 427
Political districts
- Illinois's 16th congressional district
- State House District 70
- State Senate District 35
References
- "Mayfield Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayfield Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |