Isabel Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Isabel Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 175 and it contained 97 housing units.

Administration history
Township Supervisors Town Clerks
 * Jesse Benson..........1850	       Robert G. Mulica..1872-73
 * William Craig.....1860	       Jesse Benson.........1874-77
 * Jesse Benson......1861-69	Stephen J. Benson.1878
 * Roland C. Benson..1870	       Thomas Brown......1879
 * Hugh Murrey... ......1871

Township Supervisor

 * Greg Juergens (2005–Present)
 * Dennis Barr (2001-2005)
 * Gary Crum (1989-2001) Appointed
 * Larry Tarvin (?) Resigned
 * Carl Gowdy (?)

Town Clerk

 * Karen Hazzard (2018–Present) Appointed
 * Janice Colglazier (2008-2018) Resigned moved out of the township
 * Pat Robinson (1988-2008)

Road Commissioner

 * David Howe (2018–Present) Appointed
 * Robert Kessler (2017-2018) died August 25, 2018
 * Gary Whitmore (2015-2017) Appointed
 * Matt Stephens (2013-2015) Resigned
 * Dennis Barr (2005-2013)
 * Ed Weatherford (1997-2005)
 * Carrol Weaver (1980-1997)

Trustees

 * Monty Graham (     - Present)
 * Craig Porter (  -Present)
 * Tracy Tomm (2019–Present) Appointed
 * Chase Evans (2017–Present)

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 168 Lewistown, IL. 61542

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Isabel Township has a total area of 29.37 sqmi, of which 29.23 sqmi (or 99.54%) is land and 0.14 sqmi (or 0.46%) is water.

Existing towns (unincorporated)

 * Duncan Mills - Duncan's Mills is a small place of business with a post office on the Spoon River, deriving its name from the gris-tmill at the point formerly owned and operated by George Duncan, an early settler there, and a very highly respected citizen. From 1840 to 1855, perhaps for a greater length of time, his was the largest grist-mill within a radius of 15 to 20 miles.

Extinct towns

 * Otto
 * Spoon River village
 * West Havana
 * Point Isabel was an old shipping point on the Illinois River, at the mouth of the Spoon River and directly across from Havana, and was the southern terminus of the Fulton County Narrow Gauge railway connecting to Fairview and Galesburg.
 * Bessler's Station (aka Barrett's Station) was a station on the Narrow Gauge Railroad until 1910.

Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Duncan, Farris, Foutch, Freeman, Kearney and Otto.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 24.svg|25px]] US Route 24
 * [[Image:US 136.svg|25px]] US Route 136
 * [[Image:Illinois 78.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 78
 * [[Image:Illinois 100.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 100

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 175 people, 99 households, and 99 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.96 PD/sqmi. There were 97 housing units at an average density of 3.30 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.71% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 99 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 100.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and none were non-families. No households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.66.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 6.1% from 25 to 44, 45.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,583, and the median income for a family was $45,583. Males had a median income of $26,146 versus $20,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,640. None of the population was below the poverty line.

School districts

 * Lewistown School District 97

Political districts

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