Mendota Township, LaSalle County, Illinois

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 7,207 people, 2,925 households, and 2,036 families residing in the township. The population density was 199.97 inhabitants per square mile (77.21/km²). There were 3,154 housing units at an average density of 87.51 per square mile (33.79/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 75.11% White, 0.99% African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 11.41% from other races, and 10.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.51% of the population.

There were 2,925 households, out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.53% were married couples living together, 12.99% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.39% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.86.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,874, and the median income for a family was $67,055. Males had a median income of $44,379 versus $29,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,091. About 5.0% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

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• Illinois State Archives

41°35′00″N 89°06′34″W / 41.58333°N 89.10944°W / 41.58333; -89.10944

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