Liberty Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Liberty Township
Liberty Township
Township
	Location in Effingham County
	Effingham County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°12′N88°45′W / 39.200°N 88.750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
• Total	17.97 sq mi (46.5 km2)
• Land	17.97 sq mi (46.5 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	731
• Density	41/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62414, 62461
FIPS code	17-049-43159

Last updated October 13, 2023

Liberty Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 731 and it contained 351 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, the township (S½ T9N R4E) has a total area of 17.97 square miles (46.5 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Beecher City

Extinct towns

Holland, Illinois

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Agney, Beecher, Memorial Gardens and Tipsword.

Major highways

Illinois Route 33

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 731 people, 288 households, and 142 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.69 inhabitants per square mile (15.71/km²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 19.54 per square mile (7.54/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.79% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 7.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.

There were 288 households, out of which 19.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.68% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 50.69% were non-families. 40.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.80.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.2% under the age of 18, 17.9% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,214, and the median income for a family was $64,000. Males had a median income of $34,318 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,544. About 11.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	804	—
2010	764	−5.0%
2020	731	−4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Beecher City Community Unit School District 20

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 109
State Senate District 55

Related Research Articles

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. 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] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. 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 Effingham County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Effingham
Cities	Altamont Effingham	Map of Illinois highlighting Effingham County
Town	Mason
Villages	Beecher City Dieterich Edgewood Montrose‡ Shumway Teutopolis Watson
Townships	Banner Bishop Douglas Jackson Liberty Lucas Mason Moccasin Mound St. Francis Summit Teutopolis Union Watson West
Unincorporated communities	Dexter Elliottstown Funkhouser Gilmore Moccasin
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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