Lafayette Township, Coles County, Illinois

Lafayette Township
Lafayette Township
Township
	Location in Coles County
	Coles County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°29′N88°18′W / 39.483°N 88.300°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	36.27 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land	36.19 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.22%
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,765
• Density	130/sq mi (51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61920, 61938, 62440
FIPS code	17-029-40637

Last updated September 07, 2023

Lafayette Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,765 and it contained 2,240 housing units.^[1] The Coles County Memorial Airport is located in this township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.27 square miles (93.9 km²), of which 36.19 square miles (93.7 km²) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.22%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Charleston (west edge)
Mattoon (east quarter)

Extinct towns

Jones
Loxa
Newby
Rolling Green

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Montgomery and Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Transit

Coles County Zipline

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Coles County Memorial Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 4,765 people, 1,937 households, and 1,178 families residing in the township. The population density was 131.37 inhabitants per square mile (50.72/km²). There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of 61.76 per square mile (23.85/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.70% White, 2.64% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 4.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.

There were 1,937 households, out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.85% were married couples living together, 6.97% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.18% were non-families. 33.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.98.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,182, and the median income for a family was $62,875. Males had a median income of $50,868 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $41,775. About 12.6% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	4,822	—
2020	4,765	−1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Political districts

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

Related Research Articles

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References

"Lafayette Township, Coles 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.

External links

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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 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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