East Bend Township is a

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in Champaign County,

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, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 623 and it contained 261 housing units. East Bend Township was named for a

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of the

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.53%) is land and (or 0.47%) is water. In addition to the Sangamon River, the streams of Blackford Slough, Dickerson Slough, Hillsbury Slough, Owl Creek, and Wildcat Slough run through the township. East Bend is coterminous with

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22 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian.

Cities and towns

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(northeast quarter of village)

Unincorporated communities

* Dewey (in section 34) *

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(in section 36)

Extinct villages

* Houstonville (vicinity of the intersection of sections 16, 17, 20, and 21)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Beekman (Section 18) and East Bend (Section 19).

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 623 people, 327 households, and 302 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 261 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.46%

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, 0.80%

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, 0.64% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.16%

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, 0.16% from

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, and 5.78% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population. There were 327 households, out of which 45.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.91% were married couples living together, 2.45% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 7.65% were non-families. 5.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.80% 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 2.67. The township's age distribution consisted of 17.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 6.3% from 25 to 44, 47.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $113,906, and the median income for a family was $130,068. Males had a median income of $71,780 versus $41,419 for females. The

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for the township was $63,299. About 2.6% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

History

East Bend Township, a

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, was created in 1860, after Champaign County adopted the township form of government, and originally comprised two

s. The area had previously been known as Sodom, after an early post office, and the earliest

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settlers arrived in the late 1830s and early 1840s.''Early History and Pioneers of Champaign County'', Milton W. Mathews and Lewis A. McLean, eds. (Urbana, Illinois: Champaign County Herald, 1886), p. 117. The western half of East Bend Township was set off in 1869 to create Brown Township.

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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