Embarrass Township is one of fifteen

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 573 and it contained 259 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Embarrass Township has a total area of , all land.

Cities, towns, villages

* Brocton

Unincorporated towns

* Borton *

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Extinct towns

* Catfish * New Athens

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Catfish, Catfish Point, Embarrass, Scott and Zimmerman. Shield cemetery lies on Coles county line, half in Embarrass township. Housel cemetery has records also.

Major highways

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Illinois Route 133 Illinois Route 133 is an east–west state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 32 in Lovington to U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 1 in Paris. Illinois Route 16 terminates with Illinois 133 at this point.Sarjeant, C ...

Airports and landing strips

* Ewing Landing Strip * Lamkey Landing Strip

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 573 people, 255 households, and 170 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 259 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.03%

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, 0.52%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.00%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.35% from

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, and 1.92% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.87% of the population. There were 255 households, out of which 26.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.76% were married couples living together, 10.98% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.33% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.57. The township's age distribution consisted of 20.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 15.7% from 25 to 44, 35.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $49,028, and the median income for a family was $62,500. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $26,842 for females. The

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for the township was $26,222. About 6.5% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the

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, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Kansas Community Unit School District 3 * Oakland Community Unit School District 5 * Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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* State House District 110 * State Senate District 55

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Edgar County website
{{authority control Townships in Edgar County, Illinois Populated places established in 1856 Townships in Illinois