Irishtown Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°41′24″N 89°18′37″W / 38.69000°N 89.31028°W / 38.69000; -89.31028
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Irishtown Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
62231, 62246, 62253, 62283
FIPS code17-027-37673

Irishtown Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,036 and it contained 730 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.13 square miles (96.2 km2), of which 24.94 square miles (64.6 km2) (or 67.17%) is land and 12.19 square miles (31.6 km2) (or 32.83%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Gillespie, Keyesport and McNeill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Carrillon Airport

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 370 households, out of which 18.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.86% were married couples living together, 7.84% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 32.43% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.34.

The township's age distribution consisted of 14.0% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,011, and the median income for a family was $41,917. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $35,179 for females. The

poverty line
, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20101,167
20201,036−11.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 107
  • State Senate District 54

References

  • "Irishtown Township, Clinton 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.

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