Lafayette Township is one of twelve

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,765 and it contained 2,240 housing units. The

Coles County Memorial Airport Coles County Memorial Airport is between Mattoon and Charleston in Coles County, Illinois. Owned by the Coles County Airport Authority, it is five miles east of Mattoon and six miles west of Charleston. The National Plan of Integrated Airport S ...

is located in this township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.78%) is land and (or 0.22%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Charleston (west edge) * Mattoon (east quarter)

Extinct towns

* Jones * Loxa * Newby * Rolling Green

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Montgomery and Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Major highways

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Illinois Route 16 Illinois Route 16 (IL 16) is an east–west highway in central Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Joe Page Bridge over the Illinois River in Hardin, while its eastern terminus is at Paris at Illinois Route 1 and U.S. Route 150, with I ...

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 4,765 people, 1,937 households, and 1,178 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 90.70%

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, 2.64%

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, 0.10% Native American, 1.05%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.78% from

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, and 4.70% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.35% of the population. There were 1,937 households, out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.85% were married couples living together, 6.97% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.18% were non-families. 33.20% 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 2.31 and the average family size was 2.98. The township's age distribution consisted of 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $51,182, and the median income for a family was $62,875. Males had a median income of $50,868 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the township was $41,775. About 12.6% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the

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, including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Charleston Community Unit School District 1 Charleston Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district based in Charleston, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois. History It was created through the consolidation of the charter school district it was formed from and over ...

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 is a unified school district located in the city of Mattoon, which in turn is located in Coles County, Illinois. History Today, Mattoon's chief school district is composed of four schools: Riddle Element ...

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district The 15th congressional district of Illinois is currently located in central Illinois. It was located in eastern and southeastern Illinois until 2022. It is currently represented by Republican Mary Miller. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index ra ...

* 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

Adjacent townships

{{authority control Townships in Coles County, Illinois Townships in Illinois