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Pope Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Field	Value
official_name	Pope Township
settlement_type	Township
motto
image_seal
image_map	Map highlighting Pope Township, Fayette County, Illinois.svg
map_caption	Location in Fayette County
image_map1	Map of Illinois highlighting Fayette County.svg
mapsize1	150px
map_caption1	Fayette County's location in Illinois
<!-- Location -->	subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Fayette
established_title	Established
established_date	March 1878
area_total_sq_mi	30.29
area_land_sq_mi	25.42
area_water_sq_mi	4.87
area_water_percent	16.06
population_as_of	[2020](2020-united-states-census)
population_total	235
population_density_sq_mi	auto
elevation_m	147
elevation_ft	482
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->	timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	62253, 62471, 62875, 62885, 62892
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-051-61106
unit_pref	Imperial

Pope Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 235, and it contained 100 housing units. It was formed from part of Kaskaskia Township in March 1878.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pope Township has a total area of 30.29 sqmi, of which 25.42 sqmi (or 83.94%) is land and 4.87 sqmi (or 16.06%) is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bear Creek, Magassi and Pratt.

Rivers

Kaskaskia River

Lakes

Wildcat Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 235 people, 59 households, and 44 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.76 PD/sqmi. There were 100 housing units at an average density of 3.30 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 94.47% White, 0.00% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 5.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 59 households, out of which 37.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.58% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 25.42% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.50.

The township's age distribution consisted of 14.8% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 6.3% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 46.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 137.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 127.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,438, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $78,125 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,658. About 0.0% of families and 2.3% 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.

School districts

Patoka Community Unit School District 100
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

"Explore Census Data".
"Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.

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