Mattoon Township, Coles County, Illinois

Mattoon Township
Mattoon Township
Township
	Location in Coles County
	Coles County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°29′N88°25′W / 39.483°N 88.417°W Coordinates: 39°29′N88°25′W / 39.483°N 88.417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	36.17 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Land	36.17 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	14,668
• Density	410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61928, 61938
FIPS code	17-029-47566

Last updated April 06, 2023

Mattoon Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,668 and it contained 7,381 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.17 square miles (93.7 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Mattoon (west half)

Extinct towns

Lane Acres
Lipsey
Magnet
Wabash Point

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Calvary and Dodge Grove.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 14,668 people, 6,754 households, and 3,818 families residing in the township. The population density was 405.71 inhabitants per square mile (156.65/km²). There were 7,381 housing units at an average density of 204.15 per square mile (78.82/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.56% White, 3.03% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.02% from other races, and 5.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.10% of the population.

There were 6,754 households, out of which 25.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.76% were married couples living together, 15.65% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 43.47% were non-families. 36.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.82.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,799, and the median income for a family was $60,677. Males had a median income of $36,006 versus $29,442 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,300. About 11.8% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	15,817	—
2020	14,668	−7.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

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

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "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 2023-01-22.

[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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[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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