Milan Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Milan Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 305 and it contained 130 housing units. Milan Township formed from portions of Shabbona Township and Malta Township on February 23, 1858.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Milan Township has a total area of 35.24 sqmi, of which 35.20 sqmi (or 99.90%) is land and 0.04 sqmi (or 0.10%) is water.

Airports and landing strips

 * Diedrich Airport

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 305 people, 36 households, and 27 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.66 PD/sqmi. There were 130 housing units at an average density of 3.69 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 88.85% White, 0.33% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.61% from other races, and 7.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.23% of the population.

There were 36 households, out of which 50.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 25.00% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.78.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 0% from 25 to 44, 72.6% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $131,250. Males had a median income of $91,250 versus $17,222 for females. The per capita income for the township was $48,810. None of the population was below the poverty line.

School districts

 * DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
 * Indian Creek Community Unit District 425

Political districts

 * Illinois's 14th congressional district
 * State House District 70
 * State Senate District 35