Bowling Green Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°11′40″N 88°56′40″W / 39.19444°N 88.94444°W / 39.19444; -88.94444
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Bowling Green Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
62080, 62422, 62431
FIPS code17-051-07562

Bowling Green Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 412 and it contained 176 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bowling Green Township has a total area of 25.53 square miles (66.12 km2), all land.[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Antioch, Beck Private, Buchanan, Lorton and Oak Grove.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 111 households, out of which 56.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.86% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 9.01% were non-families. 9.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.06.

The township's age distribution consisted of 34.8% under the age of 18, 1.5% from 18 to 24, 14.4% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 168.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,707, and the median income for a family was $50,197. Males had a median income of $22,396 versus $28,533 for females. The

poverty line
, including 56.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000446—
20104572.5%
2020412−9.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3a

Political districts

  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 102
  • State Senate District 51

References

  • "Bowling Green Township, Fayette County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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