Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Shiloh Township
Shiloh Township
Township
	Location in Edgar County
	Edgar County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°44′41″N87°51′14″W / 39.74472°N 87.85389°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Area
• Total	58.23 sq mi (150.8 km2)
• Land	58.23 sq mi (150.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	157
• Density	2.7/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61917, 61924, 61932, 61940, 61942, 61944
FIPS code	17-045-69498

Last updated September 12, 2023

Shiloh Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 157 and it contained 70 housing units.^[1] Shiloh Township was formed from Young America and Edgar townships.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shiloh Township has a total area of 58.23 square miles (150.82 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Hume (south edge)

Extinct towns

Garland
Hughes
Melwood

Cemeteries

The township contains Payne Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 157 people, 44 households, and 34 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.70 inhabitants per square mile (1.04/km²). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 1.20 per square mile (0.46/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.90% White, 0.00% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 3.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 44 households, out of which 22.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.27% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 22.73% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.29.

The township's age distribution consisted of 12.5% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 0.0% from 25 to 44, 52.3% from 45 to 64, and 35.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $92,000, and the median income for a family was $91,250. Males had a median income of $86,250 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $47,742. None of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	162	—
2020	157	−3.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Paris Community Unit School District 4
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

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References

"Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 10, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

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 Edgar County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Paris
Cities	Chrisman Paris	Map of Illinois highlighting Edgar County
Villages	Brocton Hume Kansas Metcalf Redmon Vermilion
Townships	Brouilletts Creek Buck Edgar Elbridge Embarrass Grandview Hunter Kansas Paris Prairie Ross Shiloh Stratton Symmes Young America
Unincorporated communities	Borton Edgar Isabel Logan Nevins Oliver Patton‡ Raven Scottland Woodyard
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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