Carlyle Township, Clinton County, Illinois

Carlyle Township
Township
Location in Clinton County
Clinton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°36′35″N89°21′32″W / 38.60972°N 89.35889°W / 38.60972; -89.35889
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Established	November 4, 1873
Area
• Total	20.67 sq mi (53.5 km2)
• Land	17.83 sq mi (46.2 km2)
• Water	2.84 sq mi (7.4 km2)  13.74%
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,842
• Density	190/sq mi (72/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62231
FIPS code	17-027-11241

Carlyle Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,842 and it contained 1,764 housing units. ^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.67 square miles (53.5 km²), of which 17.83 square miles (46.2 km²) (or 86.26%) is land and 2.84 square miles (7.4 km²) (or 13.74%) is water. ^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Carlyle (vast majority)

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Carlyle City Cemetery, Club Lake Grave Yard, Golder Grave Yard, Luebbers Grave Yard (now flooded), McAllister Grave Yard, Poor Farm Cemetery and St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. ^[3]

Major highways

• US Route 50
• Illinois Route 127

Rivers

• Kaskaskia River

Lakes

• Carlyle Lake ^[4]
• Horseshoe Lake

Landmarks

• Clinton County Fairgrounds
• Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area
• Royal Lake Resort (northeast quarter)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 3,842 people, 1,577 households, and 1,123 families residing in the township. The population density was 186.03 inhabitants per square mile (71.83/km²). There were 1,764 housing units at an average density of 85.41 per square mile (32.98/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.12% White, 3.80% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 5.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 1,577 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.64% were married couples living together, 18.20% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 28.79% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.68.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.6% under the age of 18, 17.2% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,521, and the median income for a family was $70,650. Males had a median income of $28,563 versus $28,468 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,066. About 10.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 25.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	3,932		—
2020	3,842		−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

School districts

• Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

References

• "Carlyle 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. "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. "Carlyle Township Cemetery Index, Clinton Co, IL". Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
4. "Index". Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives