Grandville Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 357 and it contained 154 housing units.
Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Grandville Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.99%) is land and (or 0.01%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages Yale
Unincorporated towns Advance at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships Johnson Township, Clark County (northeast) Licking Township, Crawford County (east) Hunt City Township (south) Crooked Creek Township (west) Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County (northwest)
Cemeteries The township contains these seven cemeteries: Backbone, Bethel, Chapman, Debord, Leamon/Walnut, McFadden and Yale.
Major highways Illinois Route 49
Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 357 people, 188 households, and 165 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 154 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.68% White, 0.00% African American, 1.68% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.
There were 188 households, out of which 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.17% were married couples living together, 1.60% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 12.23% were non-families. 11.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.44.
The township's age distribution consisted of 19.7% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 16.6% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 31.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,894, and the median income for a family was $41,319. Males had a median income of $44,356 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,775. About 8.5% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
School districts Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Political districts Illinois' 19th congressional district State House District 108 State Senate District 54
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas
External links City-Data.com Illinois State Archives