West Township, Effingham County, Illinois

West Township
West Township
Township
	Location in Effingham County
	Effingham County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°58′N88°45′W / 38.967°N 88.750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
• Total	36.96 sq mi (95.7 km2)
• Land	36.92 sq mi (95.6 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.10%
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	444
• Density	12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62411, 62426, 62443, 62458, 62838
FIPS code	17-049-79891

Last updated October 28, 2023

West Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 444 and it contained 181 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, West Township (T6N R4E) has a total area of 36.96 square miles (95.73 km²), of which 36.92 square miles (95.62 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[2]

Extinct towns

Gilmore

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Beck William, Besing, Faulk, Kavanaugh and Mahon.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 444 people, 150 households, and 94 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.01 inhabitants per square mile (4.64/km²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 4.90 per square mile (1.89/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.07% White, 0.90% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 150 households, out of which 23.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.67% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 37.33% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.77.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 10.8% from 25 to 44, 35.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $87,500, and the median income for a family was $96,071. Males had a median income of $55,536 versus $28,333 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,736. About 0.0% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	580	—
2010	467	−19.5%
2020	444	−4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Altamont Community Unit School District 10
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
St Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
Illinois State House District 110; Blaine Wilhour (R), Beecher City, IL
Illinois State Senate District 55; Jason Plummer (R), Vandalia, IL
Effingham County Board District G (Doug McCain (D), elected 2020; term expires 2024)
West Township elected officials elected April 2021, are: Township Supervisor, Scott A. Beal (R); Town Clerk, Iris Ashbaugh (R); Township Highway Commissioner, Mel Stuemke (R) ; Township Trustees: Wendell Alwardt (R), Mark Holland (I), Michael Runge (R), Bradley Suckow (R). Township official offices all expire in May 2025.

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References

"West Township, Effingham County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 16, 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 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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