Victor Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Victor Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275 and it contained 125 housing units. Victor Township was formed from Clinton Township around 1853.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Victor Township has a total area of 32.82 sqmi, of which 32.75 sqmi (or 99.80%) is land and 0.07 sqmi (or 0.20%) is water.

Cemeteries

 * Victor Cemetery

Airports and landing strips

 * Dewey

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 275 people, 124 households, and 106 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.38 PD/sqmi. There were 125 housing units at an average density of 3.81 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 89.09% White, 0.73% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.18% from other races, and 7.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.64% of the population.

There were 124 households, out of which 40.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.61% were married couples living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 14.52% were non-families. 14.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 2.86.

The township's age distribution consisted of 26.1% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $84,444, and the median income for a family was $49,815. Males had a median income of $48,981 versus $38,304 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,137. About 6.6% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
 * Leland Community Unit School District 1
 * Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Political districts

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