Charleston Township, Coles County, Illinois

Charleston Township
Charleston Township
Township
	Location in Coles County
	Coles County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°29′N88°11′W / 39.483°N 88.183°W Coordinates: 39°29′N88°11′W / 39.483°N 88.183°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	37.91 sq mi (98.2 km2)
• Land	37.19 sq mi (96.3 km2)
• Water	0.72 sq mi (1.9 km2) 1.90%
Elevation	686 ft (209 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	19,313
• Density	510/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61912, 61920 62440
FIPS code	17-029-12580

Last updated April 05, 2023

Charleston Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,313 and it contained 9,194 housing units.^[1] Eastern Illinois University is located in this township.

History

Charleston Township was named for one of its founders, Charles Morton.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.91 square miles (98.2 km²), of which 37.19 square miles (96.3 km²) (or 98.10%) is land and 0.72 square miles (1.9 km²) (or 1.90%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Charleston (west three-quarters)

Cemeteries

The township contains fourteen cemeteries: Adkins, Chambers, Cossel, Fudge, Huckaba, Kickapoo, Lumbrick, Mound, Old Charleston, Roselawn, Salem, Stoner, Unity and Yocum.

Major highways

Landmarks

Coles County Fairgrounds
Eastern Illinois University
Horse Racing Track

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 19,313 people, 8,615 households, and 4,475 families residing in the township. The population density was 509.94 inhabitants per square mile (196.89/km²). There were 9,194 housing units at an average density of 242.76 per square mile (93.73/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 81.17% White, 7.62% African American, 0.26% Native American, 2.36% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 3.54% from other races, and 4.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.45% of the population.

There were 8,615 households, out of which 21.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.89% were married couples living together, 11.27% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 48.06% were non-families. 33.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.72.

The township's age distribution consisted of 13.3% under the age of 18, 30.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,508, and the median income for a family was $57,182. Males had a median income of $25,956 versus $17,931 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,122. About 14.7% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	22,901	—
2010	23,916	4.4%
2020	19,313	−19.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Charleston Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 76.
↑ "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

Adjacent townships

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[2] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 76.

[census-3] "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Coles County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Charleston
Cities	Charleston Mattoon Oakland	Map of Illinois highlighting Coles County
Villages	Ashmore Humboldt Lerna
Townships	Ashmore Charleston East Oakland Humboldt Hutton Lafayette Mattoon Morgan North Okaw Paradise Pleasant Grove Seven Hickory
Unincorporated communities	Bushton Campbell Coles Cooks Mills Diona Dorans Embarrass Etna Fairgrange Fuller‡ Hutton Janesville‡ Jones Kings Lipsey Loxa Magnet Newby Paradise Rardin Trilla Wabash Point
Extinct community	Hitesville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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