Vandalia Township, Fayette County, Illinois
Vandalia Township | |
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ZIP codes | 62418, 62471, 62885 |
FIPS code | 17-051-77330 |
Vandalia Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,364 and it contained 3,069 housing units.[1]
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Vandalia Township has a total area of 35.37 square miles (91.61 km2), of which 35.08 square miles (90.86 km2) (or 99.18%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 0.82%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Vandalia (southeast three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
Extinct towns
- Pinhook
- Pope
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Fairlawn, Haley Chapel, Mother of Dolors, Old State Burial Ground, Pinhook, Ritter, South Hill and Vandalia City.
Major highways
- Interstate 70
- U.S. Route 40
- U.S. Route 51
- Illinois Route 140
- Illinois Route 185
Rivers
Landmarks
- Kelley Park
- Vandalia Correctional Center (south three-quarters)
Demographics
As of the
There were 2,714 households, out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.66% were married couples living together, 9.29% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 42.56% were non-families. 37.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.99.
The township's age distribution consisted of 20.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,990, and the median income for a family was $51,547. Males had a median income of $28,929 versus $24,934 for females. The
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1990 | 6,339 | — | |
2000 | 8,108 | 27.9% | |
2010 | 6,629 | −18.2% | |
2020 | 6,364 | −4.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
- Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional district
- State House District 102
- State Senate District 51
References
- "Vandalia 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
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.