Looking Glass Township is one of fifteen
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Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
**Clinton County, Ohio
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Illinois
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USA
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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,447 and it contained 2,498 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.43%) is land and (or 0.57%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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* Heinrich Albers-Schönberg (1865–1921), German gynecologist and radiologist
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Damiansville
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New Baden (partial)
Unincorporated towns
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New Memphis
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New Memphis Station
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Wertenberg
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Green Mount, Harpstrite, New Baden and Saint Bernard.
Major highways
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Interstate 64
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Illinois Route 160
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Illinois Route 161
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Illinois Route 177
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Airports and landing strips
* Fischers RLA Airport
Rivers
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Kaskaskia River
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Lakes
* Broeckling Lake
* Cooper Lake
* Little Cooper Lake
* Long Lake
* Muskrat Lake
* Queens Lake
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 6,447 people, 2,525 households, and 1,656 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,498 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 87.67%
White
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, 1.49%
African American
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, 0.39%
Native American, 0.54%
Asian
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, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
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, 3.49% from
other races
Other often refers to:
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, and 6.39% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 6.28% of the population.
There were 2,525 households, out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.91% were married couples living together, 8.44% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 34.42% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.
The township's age distribution consisted of 21.4% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 34% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $82,393, and the median income for a family was $97,321. Males had a median income of $53,375 versus $40,423 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $40,622. About 5.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.
School districts
* Wesclin Community Unit School District 3
Political districts
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Illinois's 15th congressional district
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It was located in eastern and southeastern Illinois until 2022. It is currently represented by Republican Mary Miller.
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* State House District 108
* State Senate District 54
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References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Clinton County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois