Morgan Township, Coles County, Illinois

Morgan Township
Morgan Township
Township
	Location in Coles County
	Coles County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°36′N88°7′W / 39.600°N 88.117°W Coordinates: 39°36′N88°7′W / 39.600°N 88.117°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	26.51 sq mi (68.7 km2)
• Land	26.48 sq mi (68.6 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.11%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	304
• Density	11/sq mi (4.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61920, 61930, 61943
FIPS code	17-029-50400

Last updated April 06, 2023

Morgan Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 304 and it contained 157 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.51 square miles (68.7 km²), of which 26.48 square miles (68.6 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Craig, Hoagland (historical), Knoch, Union and Winkleblack.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 304 people, 137 households, and 81 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.49 inhabitants per square mile (4.44/km²). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 5.93 per square mile (2.29/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.76% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 6.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.63% of the population.

There were 137 households, out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.34% were married couples living together, 16.79% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 40.88% were non-families. 32.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.14.

The township's age distribution consisted of 13.9% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,813. Males had a median income of $78,315 versus $30,652 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,516. About 28.4% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	359	—
2020	304	−15.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

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.

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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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