Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois

Harter Township
Harter Township
Township
	Location in Clay County
	Clay County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°40′N88°32′W / 38.667°N 88.533°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clay
Established	November 5, 1861
Area
• Total	55.97 sq mi (145.0 km2)
• Land	55.86 sq mi (144.7 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.18%
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,159
• Density	110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62839, 62858, 62899
FIPS code	17-025-33266

Last updated July 26, 2023

Harter Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,159 and it contained 2,871 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T2&3N R6E) has a total area of 55.97 square miles (145.0 km²), of which 55.86 square miles (144.7 km²) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.18%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Flora (west three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Kenner

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Elmwood, Garden of Memories, Golden, Jenkins, Logan Family, Meisenheimer and Saint Stephens.

Airports and landing strips

Clay County Hospital Heliport

Lakes

Trago Lake

Landmarks

Charley Brown Park

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 6,159 people, 2,561 households, and 1,551 families residing in the township. The population density was 110.09 inhabitants per square mile (42.51/km²). There were 2,871 housing units at an average density of 51.32 per square mile (19.81/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.92% White, 0.44% African American, 0.36% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 4.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.

There were 2,561 households, out of which 24.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.47% were married couples living together, 6.68% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.44% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.30% 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 2.80.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,831, and the median income for a family was $69,190. Males had a median income of $47,149 versus $31,758 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,434. About 8.3% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	6,394	—
2020	6,159	−3.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Flora Community Unit School District 35
North Clay Community Unit School District 25

Political districts

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

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References

"Harter Township, Clay 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 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

[census-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.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Louisville
City	Flora	Map of Illinois highlighting Clay County
Villages	Clay City Iola Louisville Sailor Springs Xenia
Townships	Bible Grove Blair Clay City Harter Hoosier Larkinsburg Louisville Oskaloosa Pixley Songer Stanford Xenia
Unincorporated communities	Bible Grove Camp Travis Cruse Greendale‡ Hoosier Hord Ingraham Kenner Oskaloosa Riffle Wendelin
Ghost town	Bethel
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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