Flannigan Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Flannigan Township
Flannigan Township
Township
	Location in Hamilton County
	Hamilton County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°59′44″N88°38′56″W / 37.99556°N 88.64889°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	36.36 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	36.20 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.44%
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	291
• Density	8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62859, 62860, 62890
FIPS code	17-065-26324

Last updated December 30, 2024

Flannigan Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 291 and it contained 166 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Flannigan Township has a total area of 36.36 square miles (94.17 km²), of which 36.20 square miles (93.76 km²) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) (or 0.44%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Cartwright, Little Springs, Knights Prairie and Lampley. Several Revolutionary War veterans are buried at Little Springs. Cartwright cemetery is named after Methodist evangelist and Illinois statesman Peter Cartwright.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 291 people, 30 households, and 21 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.00 inhabitants per square mile (3.09/km²). There were 166 housing units at an average density of 4.57 per square mile (1.76/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.91% White, 0.00% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 30 households, none of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.00% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 30.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.29.

The township's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 0% from 25 to 44, 36.8% from 45 to 64, and 63.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,000. The per capita income for the township was $23,646. No families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	290	—
2010	304	4.8%
2020	291	−4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 117
State Senate District 59

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Flannigan Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States National Atlas

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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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Hamilton County
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Blairsville Braden Dale Delafield Piopolis Rural Hill Tuckers Corners West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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