Thompson Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 832 and it contained 1,053 housing units.
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Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Thompson Township has a total area of 36.87 square miles (95.49 km2), of which 36.21 square miles (93.78 km2) (or 98.22%) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.71 km2) (or 1.78%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated community of Apple Canyon Lake
Unincorporated community of Schapville
Cemeteries
The township contains:
Schapville Presbyterian Cemetery, within Schapville
Thompson Cemetery, rural area south of Townsend Road, just east of where the Apple River crosses Townsend Road
Airports and landing strips
Apple Canyon Lake Airport (historical)
Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 832 people, 408 households, and 303 families residing in the township. The population density was 22.57 inhabitants per square mile (8.71/km2). There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of 28.56 per square mile (11.03/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.00% White, 0.36% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.80% of the population.
There were 408 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.43% were married couples living together, 19.85% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 25.74% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.45.
The township's age distribution consisted of 16.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 14.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 34.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $80,833, and the median income for a family was $83,250. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $16,759 for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,887. About 10.2% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
School districts
River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Warren Community Unit School District 205
Political districts
Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 89
State Senate District 45