Bowdre Township, Douglas County, Illinois
Bowdre Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 620 and it contained 311 housing units. Its name was changed from Deer Creek to Bowdre on June 5, 1868. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bowdre Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.99%) is land and (or 0.01%) is water. Cities, towns, villages Hindsboro Unincorporated towns Hugo at Kemp at Cemeteries The township contains these three cemeteries: Antioch, Gill and Van Voorhis. Major highways Illinois Route 130 Illinois Route 133 Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 620 people, 332 households, and 253 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 311 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.81% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.29% from other races, and 2.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.84% of the population. There were 332 households, out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.46% were married couples living together, 7.23% had