Murdock Township is one of nine

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in Douglas County, in the

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 210 and it contained 115 housing units. It was formed from Camargo and Newman townships on December 7, 1882.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Murdock Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.88%) is land and (or 0.12%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Fairland at * Murdock at

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Jordan and Murdock.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Mayhall Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 210 people, 113 households, and 113 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.10%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.95% from

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, and 0.95% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.38% of the population. There were 113 households, out of which 42.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.02% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and none were non-families.No households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 2.35. The township's age distribution consisted of 21.4% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $36,746, and the median income for a family was $31,328. Males had a median income of $29,557 versus $37,784 for females. The

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for the township was $22,020. About 0.0% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the

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, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Heritage Community Unit School District 8 * Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 * Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302

Political districts

* State House District 110 * State Senate District 55

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
{{authority control Townships in Douglas County, Illinois Townships in Illinois