Appanoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Appanoose Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 and it contained 236 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Appanoose Township has a total area of 30.34 sqmi, of which 25.52 sqmi (or 84.12%) is land and 4.82 sqmi (or 15.88%) is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Niota at 40.61754°N, -91.28793°W
 * Old Niota at 40.61338°N, -91.30209°W

Cemeteries
The township contains Appanoose Cemetery.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 9.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 9
 * [[Image:Illinois 96.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 96

Airports and landing strips

 * Sineles Sunset Strip
 * Winchester Airport

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 447 people, 152 households, and 120 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.74 PD/sqmi. There were 236 housing units at an average density of 7.78 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 93.06% White, 2.46% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 4.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 152 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.66% were married couples living together, 3.29% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.05% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.80% 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 2.36.

The township's age distribution consisted of 17.5% under the age of 18, 0.6% from 18 to 24, 5.1% from 25 to 44, 47% from 45 to 64, and 29.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,103, and the median income for a family was $53,500. Males had a median income of $36,389 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,071. About 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Political districts

 * Illinois's 17th congressional district
 * State House District 94
 * State Senate District 47