Bernadotte Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 249 and it contained 134 housing units.[1]
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bernadotte Township has a total area of 37.71 square miles (97.67 km2), of which 37.69 square miles (97.62 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.[2]
Cameron Grove (aka Colemans grove) was a picnic area & settlement 3 miles up the spoon River north of Bernadotte in the early days.
Providence was a small community with a lovely church and cemetery.
Bennington was a former village that had a post office established Sept 20,1823 and discontinued May 20, 1835.
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Engle, Providence, Randol, Stites, and The Zoll family Cemetery in a grove of trees.
Landmarks
Camp Ellis Landing Strip
Demographics
As of the 2020 census[1] there were 249 people, 89 households, and 34 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.60 inhabitants per square mile (2.55/km2). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 3.55 per square mile (1.37/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 93.98% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.61% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.61% of the population.
There were 89 households, out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 12.36% were married couples living together, 25.84% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 61.80% were non-families. 61.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 50.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.88.
The township's age distribution consisted of 20.7% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 57.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,234, and the median income for a family was $50,000. The per capita income for the township was $16,424. No families and 24.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.
