Texas Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
Texas Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,266 and it contained 523 housing units. The west half of Weldon Springs State Park is in this township. Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Texas Township has a total area of , of which  (or 99.81%) is land and  (or 0.19%) is water. Cities, towns, villages
 Clinton (south edge)

Unincorporated towns
 Ospur at 
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries
The township contains Hill Cemetery and Texas Cemetery (est. 1844) near Texas Christian Church. Airports and landing strips
 Margenthaler Airport

Demographics 
As of the 2020 census there were 1,266 people, 553 households, and 392 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 523 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.76% White, 0.47% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population. There were 553 households, out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.18% were married couples living together, 1.27% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.11% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90. The township's age distribution consisted of 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 20% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $68,575, and the median income for a family was $77,500. Males had a median income of $39,324 versus $27,868 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,894. About 0.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. School districts
 Clinton Community Unit School District 15
 Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

Political districts
 Illinois's 15th congressional district
 State House District 87
 State Senate District 44

References
 
 United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
 United States National Atlas

External links
 City-Data.com
 Illinois State Archives
 Township Officials of Illinois

Townships in DeWitt County, Illinois
1858 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1858
Townships in Illinois