Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°37′50″N 87°42′34″W / 39.63056°N 87.70944°W / 39.63056; -87.70944CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyEdgarEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total45.38 sq mi (117.5 km²) • Land45.00 sq mi (116.5 km²) • Water0.39 sq mi (1.0 km²) 0.85%Elevation

689 ft (210 m)Population

(2020)

• Total9,210 • Density200/sq mi (78/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

61944

FIPS code17-045-57641

Paris Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,210 and it contained 4,629 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Paris Township has a total area of 45.38 square miles (117.53 km²), of which 45.00 square miles (116.55 km²) (or 99.15%) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.01 km²) (or 0.85%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Paris (vast majority)

Extinct towns

Harris

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Conkey, Edgar, Paris Memorial Gardens, Redmon and Saint Marys.

Major highways

US Route 150
Illinois Route 1
Illinois Route 16
Illinois Route 133

Airports and landing strips

Paris Community Hospital Heliport
Stewart Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 9,210 people, 4,392 households, and 2,760 families residing in the township. The population density was 202.94 inhabitants per square mile (78.36/km²). There were 4,629 housing units at an average density of 102.00 per square mile (39.38/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.35% White, 0.50% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 4,392 households, out of which 27.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.69% were married couples living together, 13.64% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 37.16% were non-families. 32.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.51.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,233, and the median income for a family was $53,382. Males had a median income of $40,618 versus $25,543 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,455. About 11.3% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	9,865	—
2020	9,210	−6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Education

Paris Township contains six schools: Carolyn Wenz Elementary School Crestwood School Mayo Middle School Memorial Elementary School, Paris Cooperative High School

Public School districts

Paris Community Unit School District 4 Paris Crestwood Unit 4
Paris-Union School District 95 Paris District 95

Political districts

Illinois's 15th congressional district
State House District 109
State Senate District 55

References

"Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 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.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.