Tunbridge Township
Township
Location in DeWitt County
DeWitt County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°05′34″N 89°05′16″W / 40.09278°N 89.08778°W / 40.09278; -89.08778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Established	November 2, 1858
Area
• Total	37.44 sq mi (97.0 km2)
• Land	37.42 sq mi (96.9 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation [1]	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	751
• Density	20/sq mi (7.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61727, 61749
FIPS code	17-039-76342
GNIS feature ID	429846

Tunbridge Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 751 and it contained 338 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Tunbridge Township has a total area of 37.44 square miles (96.97 km²), of which 37.42 square miles (96.92 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

• Kenney

Unincorporated towns

• Rowell at 40°04′19″N 89°01′46″W / 40.071982°N 89.029528°W / 40.071982; -89.029528
• Tunbridge at 40°06′49″N 89°02′55″W / 40.113649°N 89.048695°W / 40.113649; -89.048695

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Hays, Old Baptist, Pleasant Valley, Randolph and Tunbridge.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[2] there were 751 people, 394 households, and 216 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.06 inhabitants per square mile (7.75/km²). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 9.03 per square mile (3.49/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.14% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 4.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.26% of the population.

There were 394 households, out of which 14.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.22% were married couples living together, 4.06% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 45.18% were non-families. 42.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.71.

The township's age distribution consisted of 9.7% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 46.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $70,595, and the median income for a family was $72,222. Males had a median income of $48,250 versus $9,306 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,794. About 1.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

• Clinton Community Unit School District 15
• Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2
• Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23

Political districts

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