Hall Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,258 and it contained 3,777 housing units. Hall Township changed its name from Bloom Township in June 1850.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.26%) is land and (or 1.77%) is water.
Cities Dalzell (vast majority) De Pue (east edge) Ladd Seatonville (east three-quarters) Spring Valley
Unincorporated towns
Marquette Ottville Webster Park
Cemeteries The township contains eleven cemeteries:
Ladd Lithuanian Miller Mount Olivet Catholic Ottville Saint Annes Catholic Saint George Syrian Saint Josephs Saint Valentines Saints Peter and Paul Valley Memorial Park
Major highways Interstate 80 US Route 6 Illinois Route 29 Illinois Route 89
Airports and landing strips Saint Margarets Hospital Heliport Valley Airfield
Rivers Illinois River
Landmarks Kirby Park
Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 8,258 people, 3,334 households, and 2,127 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 3,777 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 83.11% White, 1.30% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 5.86% from other races, and 8.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.15% of the population.
There were 3,334 households, out of which 26.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.92% were married couples living together, 9.66% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.20% were non-families. 30.40% 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 2.27 and the average family size was 2.81.
The township's age distribution consisted of 20.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,740, and the median income for a family was $64,836. Males had a median income of $43,586 versus $21,817 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,947. About 10.6% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
Political districts Illinois's 11th congressional district Spring Valley and part of Dalzell are in Illinois's 18th congressional district State House District 76 State Senate District 38
References
US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas
External links City-Data.com Illinois State Archives