Mayfield Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°01′11″N 88°46′23″W / 42.01972°N 88.77306°W / 42.01972; -88.77306Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyDeKalbEstablishedNovember 20, 1850Area

• Total35.15 sq mi (91.0 km²) • Land34.93 sq mi (90.5 km²) • Water0.22 sq mi (0.6 km²) 0.63%Elevation

^[1]

866 ft (264 m)Population

(2020)

• Total872 • Density25/sq mi (9.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60111, 60115, 60145, 60146, 60178

FIPS code17-037-47696

Mayfield Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 872 and it contained 409 housing units.^[2] Mayfield Township was renamed from Liberty Township on November 20, 1850.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mayfield Township has a total area of 35.15 square miles (91.04 km²), of which 34.93 square miles (90.47 km²) (or 99.37%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²) (or 0.63%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Clare at 42°00′58″N 88°49′45″W / 42.016139°N 88.829259°W / 42.016139; -88.829259
Five Points at 42°00′09″N 88°44′25″W / 42.002529°N 88.740367°W / 42.002529; -88.740367
Wilkinson at 42°00′24″N 88°46′58″W / 42.006695°N 88.782868°W / 42.006695; -88.782868

Cemeteries

Ault Road
Mayfield

Airports and landing strips

Anderson Airport
Marx V Stott Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[2] there were 872 people, 309 households, and 116 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.81 inhabitants per square mile (9.58/km²). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 11.64 per square mile (4.49/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.47% White, 1.03% African American, 0.69% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.10% from other races, and 7.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.26% of the population.

There were 309 households, out of which 6.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.63% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 62.46% were non-families. 34.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.59.

The township's age distribution consisted of 8.7% under the age of 18, none from 18 to 24, 52.9% from 25 to 44, 14% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 151.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 164.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $85,081. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $37,031 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,298. No families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	655	—
1940	682	4.1%
1950	648	−5.0%
1960	682	5.2%
1970	766	12.3%
1980	769	0.4%
1990	741	−3.6%
2000	785	5.9%
2010	929	18.3%
2020	872	−6.1%
US Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426
Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Political districts

Illinois's 16th congressional district
State House District 70
State Senate District 35

References

"Mayfield Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayfield Township, DeKalb 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.