South Fork Township is one of seventeen

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,565, and it contained 1,242 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 94.44%) is land, and (or 5.58%) is water. The township contains

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Major settlements

* Bulpitt * Jeisyville * Kincaid * Tovey

Unincorporated towns

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Cemeteries

The township contains cemeteries: Achenback Lutheran, Bethany, Anderson and Finley.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 2,565 people, 1,139 households, and 677 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,242 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.58%

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, 0.23% Native American, 0.19%

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, 0.27% from

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, and 4.33% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.05% of the population. There were 1,139 households, out of which 23.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.67% were married couples living together, 7.64% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 40.56% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86. The township's age distribution consisted of 17.7% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $62,813, and the median income for a family was $84,297. Males had a median income of $56,705 versus $31,719 for females. The

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for the township was $37,868. About 4.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the

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, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 * Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1 * Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 * South Fork School District 14 * Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

* State House District 98 * State Senate District 49

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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