Lake Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°32′13″N 89°19′26″W / 38.53694°N 89.32389°W / 38.53694; -89.32389
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Lake Township
CDT)
ZIP codes
62231, 62250, 62801
FIPS code17-027-40871

Lake Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 812 and it contained 373 housing units.[1] Lake Township was formed from part of Crooked Creek (Brookside) Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.93 square miles (77.5 km2), of which 29.8 square miles (77 km2) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.43%) 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 five cemeteries: Knolhoff (also known as Rose), Posey, Trinity Lutheran, Wadsworth, and Watts.[3]

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Twenhafel Field

Lakes

  • Bear Lake
  • Mossy Lake

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 342 households, out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.51% were married couples living together, 0.58% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.35% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.27.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 129.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,306, and the median income for a family was $86,528. Males had a median income of $45,357 versus $28,125 for females. The

poverty line
, including none of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010960—
2020812−15.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

References

  • "Lake 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. ^ "Lake Township Cemetery Index". Clinton Co ILGenWeb Project. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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