Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois

Panther Creek Township
Panther Creek Township
Township
	Location in Cass County
	Cass County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°00′10″N90°06′22″W / 40.00278°N 90.10611°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cass
Established	November 6, 1923
Area
• Total	35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Land	35.49 sq mi (91.9 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.20%
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	306
• Density	8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62627, 62691
FIPS code	17-017-57550

Last updated July 28, 2023

Panther Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Cass County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 306 and it contained 149 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²), of which 35.49 square miles (91.9 km²) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Chandlerville (southeast half)

Unincorporated towns

Anderson
Palmerton
Sylvan (historical)
Panther Creek (historical) It is indicated on an 1839 map as a town that is east of present-day Chandlerville on what is now known as Chandlerville Road. The 1839 road was a sulky road; a sulky is a carriage seating only one person.^[3]

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Allendale, Bell, Chandlerville City and Pontiac.

Major highways

Illinois Route 78

Landmarks

Panther Creek Conservation Area (east quarter)
Panther Creek State Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 306 people, 75 households, and 55 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.58 inhabitants per square mile (3.31/km²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 4.18 per square mile (1.61/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.08% White, 0.00% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 75 households, out of which 20.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.33% were married couples living together, 4.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 26.67% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% 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 2.56.

The township's age distribution consisted of 11.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 51.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $100,156, and the median income for a family was $120,313. Males had a median income of $51,181 versus $51,071 for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,945. No families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	291	—
2020	306	5.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

A C Central Community Unit School District 262
Virginia Community Unit School District 64

Political districts

Illinois' 18th congressional district
State House District 93
State Senate District 47

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References

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.
↑ https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3700m.gct00185/?sp=14&r=0.586,0.524,0.107,0.046,0/http://www.loc.gov/ Library of Congress. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
↑ "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.

[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.

[3] ttps://www.loc.gov/resource/g3700m.gct00185/?sp=14&r=0.586,0.524,0.107,0.046,0/http://www.loc.gov/ Library of Congress. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[DecennialCensus-4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Virginia
Cities	Beardstown Virginia	Map of Illinois highlighting Cass County
Villages	Arenzville Ashland Chandlerville
Townships	Arenzville Ashland Beardstown Bluff Springs Chandlerville Hagener Newmansville Panther Creek Philadelphia Sangamon Valley Virginia
Unincorporated communities	Anderson Bluff Springs Burlingame Clear Lake Hagener Jules Kisch Little Indian Newmansville Old Princeton Palmerton Philadelphia
Ghost towns	Gurney Sylvan
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