Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Douglas Township
Douglas Township
Township
	Location in Effingham County
	Effingham County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°10′N88°32′W / 39.167°N 88.533°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
• Total	33.64 sq mi (87.1 km2)
• Land	33.58 sq mi (87.0 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.18%
Elevation	610 ft (190 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,556
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62401, 62467
FIPS code	17-049-20474

Last updated December 30, 2024

Douglas Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,556 and it contained 5,947 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Douglas Township has a total area of 33.64 square miles (87.13 km²), of which 33.58 square miles (86.97 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Effingham (vast majority)

Extinct towns

Green Creek

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Effingham City, Green Creek, Ramsey, Saint Anthony Catholic and Saint John Lutheran.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Saint Anthony Memorial Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

Oak Ridge Cemetery

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 12,556 people, 5,268 households, and 3,188 families residing in the township. The population density was 373.29 inhabitants per square mile (144.13/km²). There were 5,947 housing units at an average density of 176.80 per square mile (68.26/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.76% White, 0.80% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.01% of the population.

There were 5,268 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.44% were married couples living together, 11.31% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.48% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,215, and the median income for a family was $70,285. Males had a median income of $37,440 versus $26,837 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,730. About 10.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	12,674	—
2010	12,604	−0.6%
2020	12,556	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5a
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 102
State House District 108
State Senate District 51
State Senate District 54

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois
1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois

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

[gaz2021-3] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Effingham County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Effingham
Cities	Altamont Effingham	Map of Illinois highlighting Effingham County
Town	Mason
Villages	Beecher City Dieterich Edgewood Montrose‡ Shumway Teutopolis Watson
Townships	Banner Bishop Douglas Jackson Liberty Lucas Mason Moccasin Mound St. Francis Summit Teutopolis Union Watson West
Unincorporated communities	Dexter Elliottstown Funkhouser Gilmore Moccasin
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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