LaClede Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 844 and it contained 374 housing units. LaClede Township was named for

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, the founder of St. Louis, Missouri.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, LaClede Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Farina (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

* La Clede

Cemeteries

The township contains Farina Cemetery.

Major highways

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Illinois Route 185 Illinois Route 185 is an east–west state road in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its western terminus is in Taylor Springs at Illinois Route 127, and the eastern terminus is at Farina at Illinois Route 37. This i ...

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 844 people, 336 households, and 212 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 374 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.21%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.24% Native American, 0.59%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.12% from

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, and 2.84% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 336 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.51% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.90% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.30. The township's age distribution consisted of 20.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 19% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $52,833, and the median income for a family was $60,000. Males had a median income of $34,881 versus $23,125 for females. The

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for the township was $26,690. About 22.2% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the

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, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Altamont Community Unit School District 10 * Effingham Community Unit School District 40 * South Central Community Unit School District 401

Political districts

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* State House District 102 * State Senate District 51

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

{{authority control Townships in Fayette County, Illinois Populated places established in 1859 Townships in Illinois 1859 establishments in Illinois