Eagle Creek Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

Eagle Creek Township
Eagle Creek Township
Township
	Location in Gallatin County
	Gallatin County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°38′31″N88°19′34″W / 37.64194°N 88.32611°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Established	November 5, 1890
Area
• Total	37.24 sq mi (96.5 km2)
• Land	36.92 sq mi (95.6 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.86%
Elevation	367 ft (112 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	171
• Density	4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62931, 62934, 62954
FIPS code	17-059-21449

Last updated December 30, 2024

Eagle Creek Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 171 and it contained 96 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Eagle Creek Township has a total area of 37.24 square miles (96.45 km²), of which 36.92 square miles (95.62 km²) (or 99.14%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²) (or 0.86%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Barnett, Hill, Leamington and Lloyd.

Major highways

Illinois Route 1

Lakes

Pounds Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 171 people, 115 households, and 63 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.59 inhabitants per square mile (1.77/km²). There were 96 housing units at an average density of 2.58 per square mile (1.00/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.66% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 115 households, out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 14.78% were married couples living together, 40.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 45.22% were non-families. 45.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 30.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.63 and the average family size was 2.16.

The township's age distribution consisted of 31.9% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 46.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $8,139, and the median income for a family was $2,499. The per capita income for the township was $7,858. About 73.0% of families and 80.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 100.0% of those under age 18 and 71.4% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	194	—
2010	187	−3.6%
2020	171	−8.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 118
State Senate District 59

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References

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

[gaz2021-2] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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