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Gilmer Township
Gilmer Township
Township
	Location in Adams County
	Adams County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°58′29″N 91°12′22″W / 39.97472°N 91.20611°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	37.12 sq mi (96.1 km2)
• Land	37.06 sq mi (96.0 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.19%
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,168
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62301, 62320, 62325, 62338, 62347, 62359
FIPS code	17-001-29288

Gilmer Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,168 and it contained 476 housing units.^[1]

Geography edit

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.12 square miles (96.1 km²), of which 37.06 square miles (96.0 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.^[2]

Cities edit

Columbus (west quarter)

Unincorporated towns edit

Fowler

Cemeteries edit

The township contains five cemeteries: Evergreen, Mount Pleasant, Paloma, Saint Joseph and Stahl.

Major highways edit

Airports and landing strips edit

Quincy Regional Airport

Demographics edit

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 1,168 people, 385 households, and 303 families residing in the township. The population density was 31.48 inhabitants per square mile (12.15/km²). There were 476 housing units at an average density of 12.83 per square mile (4.95/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.58% White, 1.11% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 4.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.88% of the population.

There were 385 households, out of which 40.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.65% were married couples living together, 2.34% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.30% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.08.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,222, and the median income for a family was $73,079. Males had a median income of $58,375 versus $35,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,607. About 10.9% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,128	—
2020	1,168	3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts edit

Camp Point Community Unit School District 3
Community Unit School District 4
Liberty Community Unit School District 2

Political districts edit

Illinois' 18th congressional district
State House District 93
State Senate District 47

References edit

"Gilmer Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.