[2] (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

As of the 2020 census[1] there were 4,706 people, 2,139 households, and 1,256 families residing in the township.

There were 2,330 housing units at an average density of 65.07 per square mile (25.12/km2).

35.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

According to "The Heritage of Franklin County Illinois" by Susie M. Ramsey and Flossie P. Miller (1964), "Tyrone Township was named after an old steamboat.