Rutledge Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°15′32″N 88°45′34″W / 40.25889°N 88.75944°W / 40.25889; -88.75944Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyDeWittEstablishedNovember 2, 1858Area

• Total24.49 sq mi (63.4 km²) • Land24.47 sq mi (63.4 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.08%Elevation

^[1]

755 ft (230 m)Population

(2020)

• Total136 • Density5.6/sq mi (2.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61735, 61752, 61842

FIPS code17-039-66469GNIS feature ID429689

Rutledge Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 136 and it contained 63 housing units.^[2] Rutledge Township changed its name from Douglas Township on June 7, 1859.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Rutledge Township has a total area of 24.49 square miles (63.43 km²), of which 24.47 square miles (63.38 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[3]

Cemeteries

The township contains the Johnson Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[2] there were 136 people, 8 households, and 8 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.55 inhabitants per square mile (2.14/km²). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 2.57 per square mile (0.99/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population.

There were 8 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them and 100.00% were married couples living together. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.13.

The township's age distribution consisted of 100.0% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

School districts

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Clinton Community Unit School District 15
Le Roy Community Unit School District 2

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	432	—
1940	344	−20.4%
1950	285	−17.2%
1960	307	7.7%
1970	229	−25.4%
1980	229	0.0%
1990	189	−17.5%
2000	201	6.3%
2010	177	−11.9%
2020	136	−23.2%

Political districts

Illinois's 15th congressional district
State House District 87
State Senate District 44

References

"Rutledge Township, DeWitt County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rutledge Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.