Flora Township, Boone County, Illinois

Flora Township
Flora Township
Township
	Location in Boone County
	Boone County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°11′34″N 88°53′26″W / 42.19278°N 88.89056°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Boone
Settlement	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.49 sq mi (94.5 km2)
• Land	36.46 sq mi (94.4 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.08%
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,994
• Density	82/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60145, 60146, 61008, 61016
FIPS code	17-007-26441

Flora Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,994 and it contained 1,217 housing units.^[1] Flora Township was originally named Fairfield on November 6, 1849, but was changed to Burton in April, 1851, and then changed again to Flora in October, 1851.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.49 square miles (94.5 km²), of which 36.46 square miles (94.4 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[2]

Cities

Belvidere (south edge)
Cherry Valley (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

Irene

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bloods Point and Flora.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 2,994 people, 1,070 households, and 745 families residing in the township. The population density was 82.00 inhabitants per square mile (31.66/km²). There were 1,217 housing units at an average density of 33.33 per square mile (12.87/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 71.24% White, 2.07% African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 13.29% from other races, and 11.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.42% of the population.

There were 1,070 households, out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.75% were married couples living together, 7.76% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.37% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $67,344, and the median income for a family was $71,510. Males had a median income of $42,250 versus $27,049 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,108. About 4.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.