Watson Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Watson Township
Watson Township
Township
	Location in Effingham County
	Effingham County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°03′N88°31′W / 39.050°N 88.517°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
• Total	35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Land	35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	554 ft (169 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,188
• Density	89/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62401, 62424, 62467, 62473
FIPS code	17-049-79254

Last updated October 28, 2023

Watson Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,188 and it contained 1,298 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Watson Township (T7N R6E) has a total area of 35.83 square miles (92.80 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Effingham (south edge)
Watson (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

Heartville

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Immanuel Lutheran, Loy Chapel, Old Loy, Rinehart and Watson.

Major highways

US Route 45

Airports and landing strips

Effingham County Memorial Airport
Percival Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 3,188 people, 1,298 households, and 861 families residing in the township. The population density was 88.97 inhabitants per square mile (34.35/km²). There were 1,329 housing units at an average density of 37.09 per square mile (14.32/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.51% White, 0.06% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 4.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

There were 1,298 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.67% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $62,400, and the median income for a family was $72,601. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $27,622 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,108. About 5.9% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	3,220	—
2010	3,193	−0.8%
2020	3,188	−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Dieterich Community Unit School District 30
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 102
State House District 108
State Senate District 51
State Senate District 54

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References

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 Effingham County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Effingham
Cities	Altamont Effingham	Map of Illinois highlighting Effingham County
Town	Mason
Villages	Beecher City Dieterich Edgewood Montrose‡ Shumway Teutopolis Watson
Townships	Banner Bishop Douglas Jackson Liberty Lucas Mason Moccasin Mound St. Francis Summit Teutopolis Union Watson West
Unincorporated communities	Dexter Elliottstown Funkhouser Gilmore Moccasin
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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