Larkinsburg Township, Clay County, Illinois

Larkinsburg Township
Township
Location in Clay County
Clay County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°53′N88°38′W / 38.883°N 88.633°W / 38.883; -88.633
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clay
Established	November 5, 1861
Area
• Total	37.22 sq mi (96.4 km2)
• Land	37.12 sq mi (96.1 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.27%
Elevation	499 ft (152 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	569
• Density	15/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62426, 62838, 62858
FIPS code	17-025-42158

Larkinsburg Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 569 and it contained 279 housing units. ^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T5N R5E) has a total area of 37.22 square miles (96.4 km²), of which 37.12 square miles (96.1 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.27%) is water. ^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Iola

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Burge, Fender, Iola, Keen Chapel, Littleton, Price, Rodgers and Woods.

Major highways

• Interstate 57

Lakes

• Mc Arthur Lake
• Patterson Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 569 people, 255 households, and 220 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.29 inhabitants per square mile (5.90/km²). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 7.50 per square mile (2.90/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.43% White, 0.00% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 3.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 255 households, out of which 50.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.37% were married couples living together, 13.33% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 13.73% were non-families. 12.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 2.95.

The township's age distribution consisted of 34.5% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,375, and the median income for a family was $45,160. Males had a median income of $24,132 versus $21,161 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,847. About 30.5% of families and 29.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	644		—
2020	569		−11.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

• Effingham Community Unit School District 40
• North Clay Community Unit School District 25
• South Central Community Unit School District 401

Political districts

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

References

• "Larkinsburg 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. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives