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.[1]
Administration history
Township Supervisors
Name
Year
Name
Year
Jeremiah Farris
1850-51
William Farris
1866-69
Robert Carter
1852-53
Josiah Hendee
1870
William Craig
1854-55
T.B. Duncan
1871
Alex Freeman
1856-57
John Lane
1872
Robert Carter
1858
Robert K. Walker
1873
Alex Freeman
1859
James M. Lane
1874-75
C.J. Dilworth
1860
Robert G. Mulica
1876
John Lane
1861-64
James Foutch
1877-79
William Craig
1865
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
Local government
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[2]
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 square miles (76.07 km2), of which 29.23 square miles (75.71 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[3]
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.
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.
As of the 2020 census[1] there were 175 people, 99 households, and 99 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.96 inhabitants per square mile (2.30/km2). There were 97 housing units at an average density of 3.30 per square mile (1.27/km2). 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.
