View source for Riverside Township, Adams County, Illinois

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| official_name            = Riverside Township
| settlement_type          = [[Civil township|Township]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams]]
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| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = November 6, 1849
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| area_total_sq_mi         = 21.57
| area_land_sq_mi          = 17.39
| area_water_sq_mi         = 4.18
| area_water_percent       = 19.38
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 2103
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| postal_code              = 62301, 62376
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| blank_info               = 17-001-64408
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'''Riverside Township''' is one of twenty-two [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Adams County, Illinois|Adams County]], [[Illinois]], United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,151 and it contained 965 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17001
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200831/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17001
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place &ndash; 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-28
}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|21.57|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|17.39|sqmi}} (or 80.62%) is land and {{convert|4.18|sqmi}} (or 19.38%) is water.<ref name="census"/>
===Unincorporated towns===
* [[North Quincy, Illinois|North Quincy]]
===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 24.svg|25px]] [[US Route 24]]
===Airports and landing strips===
* Blickhan Landing Area
===Rivers===
* [[Mississippi River]]
===Lakes===
* Goose Lake
* Long Island Lake
==Demographics==
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US1700164408 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 2,103 people, 734 households, and 596 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|97.28|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 960 housing units at an average density of {{convert|44.41|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 92.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.90% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.71% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.62% of the population.
There were 734 households, out of which 20.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.61% were married couples living together, 3.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 18.80% were non-families. 15.90% 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 2.24 and the average family size was 2.45.
The township's age distribution consisted of 17.1% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 13% from 25 to 44, 37.4% from 45 to 64, and 30.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $96,776, and the median income for a family was $95,921. Males had a median income of $54,426 versus $45,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $54,679. About 1.5% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.{{US Census population
| 2010 = 2151
| 2020 = 2103
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
==School districts==
* Quincy School District 172
==Political districts==
* [[Illinois' 17th congressional district]]
* State House District 93
* State Senate District 47
==References==
* {{cite gnis|0429646|Riverside Township, Adams County, Illinois|2010-01-04}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080916025233/http://www.co.adams.il.us/government_officials/township-trustees.htm List of Adams County township trustees]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Riverside-Adams-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516051542/http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/adams.html Illinois State Archives]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Riverside Township
|North=[[Ursa Township, Adams County, Illinois|Ursa Township]]
|East=[[Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois|Ellington Township]]
|Southeast=[[Melrose Township, Adams County, Illinois|Melrose Township]]<br />[[Quincy Township, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy Township]]
|Southwest=[[Fabius Township, Marion County, Missouri]]
|West=[[Union Township, Lewis County, Missouri]]
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{{Adams County, Illinois}}
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[[Category:Townships in Adams County, Illinois]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Townships in Illinois]]