Lyman Township, Ford County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°37′19″N 88°10′29″W / 40.62194°N 88.17472°W / 40.62194; -88.17472CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyFordEstablishedSeptember 9, 1867Area

• Total42.19 sq mi (109.3 km²) • Land42.12 sq mi (109.1 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.17%Elevation

748 ft (228 m)Population

(2020)

• Total516 • Density12/sq mi (4.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60952, 60962, 60968

FIPS code17-053-45252

Lyman Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 516 and it contained 260 housing units.^[1] The township was formed from a portion of Brenton Township on September 9, 1867.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lyman Township has a total area of 42.19 square miles (109.27 km²), of which 42.12 square miles (109.09 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Roberts

Major highways

Illinois Route 54
Illinois Route 115

Airports and landing strips

John H Garrelts Airport
Otto Junior Airport
Roberts RLA Airport. Roberts RLA is now closed and is cropland.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 516 people, 249 households, and 172 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.23 inhabitants per square mile (4.72/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 6.16 per square mile (2.38/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.47% White, 0.39% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.13% from other races, and 5.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.40% of the population.

There were 249 households, out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were married couples living together, 10.44% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.92% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.81.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.8% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 16.5% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,432, and the median income for a family was $55,147. Males had a median income of $40,278 versus $20,556 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,860. About 19.8% of families and 28.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.4% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	616	—
2010	518	−15.9%
2020	516	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 105
State Senate District 53

References

"Lyman Township, Ford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 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.