Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois

Pixley Township
Pixley Township
Township
	Location in Clay County
	Clay County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°47′N88°19′W / 38.783°N 88.317°W Coordinates: 38°47′N88°19′W / 38.783°N 88.317°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clay
Established	November 5, 1861
Area
• Total	45.09 sq mi (116.8 km2)
• Land	45.07 sq mi (116.7 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.04%
Elevation	453 ft (138 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	520
• Density	12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62434, 62448, 62824, 62858, 62868, 62879
FIPS code	17-025-60261

Last updated March 30, 2023

Pixley Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 520 and it contained 258 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T4N R8E) has a total area of 45.09 square miles (116.8 km²), of which 45.07 square miles (116.7 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Sailor Springs (east three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Ditter, Ingraham, Leonard, Levitte, McKinney, Reed, Saint Johns, Smith, Weidner, Wendelin-Holy Cross, Wesley and Woods.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 520 people, 232 households, and 182 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.53 inhabitants per square mile (4.45/km²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 5.72 per square mile (2.21/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.96% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 18.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.93% were married couples living together, 14.66% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.55% were non-families. 19.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.40% 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 2.20.

The township's age distribution consisted of 11.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 13% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,833, and the median income for a family was $63,000. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $26,328 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,550. About 10.4% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.1% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	589	—
2020	520	−11.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Clay City Community Unit District 10
Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
West Richland Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

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

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References

1 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.
↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[census-1] 1 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.

[2] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Louisville
City	Flora	Map of Illinois highlighting Clay County
Villages	Clay City Iola Louisville Sailor Springs Xenia
Townships	Bible Grove Blair Clay City Harter Hoosier Larkinsburg Louisville Oskaloosa Pixley Songer Stanford Xenia
Unincorporated communities	Bible Grove Camp Travis Cruse Greendale‡ Hoosier Hord Ingraham Kenner Oskaloosa Riffle Wendelin
Ghost town	Bethel
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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