East Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°38′N 88°1′W / 39.633°N 88.017°W / 39.633; -88.017
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East Oakland Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
61912, 61943
FIPS code17-029-22138

East Oakland Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,229 and it contained 628 housing units.[1] The township changed its name from Oakland Township on May 7, 1860.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.33 square miles (101.9 km2), of which 39.25 square miles (101.7 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.20%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

  • Kings
  • Pinhook

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Bell, Berry, Fairview, Oak Grove, Rosedale and Shields.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.87% of the population.

There were 711 households, out of which 24.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.16% were married couples living together, 2.11% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 43.88% were non-families. 35.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.92.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,580, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $42,241 versus $24,213 for females. The

poverty line
, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,388—
20201,229−11.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

Political districts

  • Illinois' 15th congressional district
  • State House District 110
  • State Senate District 55

References

  • "East Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 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. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

Adjacent townships

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