Pesotum Township is a

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in Champaign County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 882 and it contained 378 housing units.

History

Pesotum Township was formed from a part of Sadorus Township on an unknown date.

Geography

Pesotum is Township 17 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.

Cities and towns

* Pesotum

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries, Andy Rock (Section 19), Peabody burials, and Pesotum.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 882 people, 331 households, and 174 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 378 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.58%

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, 0.57%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.68% from

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, and 3.06% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.36% of the population. There were 331 households, out of which 21.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.88% were married couples living together, 3.02% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 47.43% were non-families. 44.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.44. The township's age distribution consisted of 25.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $72,292, and the median income for a family was $90,833. Males had a median income of $52,727 versus $43,281 for females. The

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for the township was $32,151. About 5.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the

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, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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