Braceville Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Braceville Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,463 and it contained 2,617 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Braceville Township has a total area of 18.07 sqmi, of which 17.87 sqmi (or 98.89%) is land and 0.20 sqmi (or 1.11%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Braceville
 * Coal City (south three-quarters)
 * Diamond (south quarter)
 * Godley (west half)

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Central City at 41.23781°N, -88.28173°W
 * Mazonia at 41.2092°N, -88.28117°W

Extinct towns
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
 * Centerville at 41.25642°N, -88.29395°W

Cemeteries
The township contains Cotton Cemetery.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-55.svg|25px]] Interstate 55
 * [[Image:Illinois 53.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 53

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 6,463 people, 2,386 households, and 1,657 families residing in the township. The population density was 357.59 PD/sqmi. There were 2,617 housing units at an average density of 144.79 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 91.06% White, 0.59% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 6.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.00% of the population.

There were 2,386 households, out of which 40.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.01% were married couples living together, 10.94% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.55% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05.

The township's age distribution consisted of 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $78,542, and the median income for a family was $96,941. Males had a median income of $66,844 versus $38,472 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,883. About 4.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

 * Illinois' 11th congressional district
 * State House District 75
 * State Senate District 38