Appanoose Township is one of twenty-four

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in Hancock County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 and it contained 236 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Appanoose Township has a total area of , of which (or 84.12%) is land and (or 15.88%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Niota at * Old Niota at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains Appanoose Cemetery.

Major highways

Illinois Route 9 Illinois Route 9 (IL 9) is a cross-state, east–west rural state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It travels from Niota at the Fort Madison Toll Bridge, that crosses the Mississippi River into Iowa, eastward across ...

* Illinois Route 96

Airports and landing strips

* Sineles Sunset Strip * Winchester Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 447 people, 152 households, and 120 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 236 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.06%

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, 2.46%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.22% from other races, and 4.03% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population. There were 152 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.66% were married couples living together, 3.29% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.05% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.36. The township's age distribution consisted of 17.5% under the age of 18, 0.6% from 18 to 24, 5.1% from 25 to 44, 47% from 45 to 64, and 29.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $49,103, and the median income for a family was $53,500. Males had a median income of $36,389 versus $22,500 for females. The

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for the township was $27,071. About 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Almost all of the township is in the Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325. All small segment is in Dallas Elementary School District 327 and

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Political districts

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* State House District 94 * State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
{{authority control Townships in Hancock County, Illinois Populated places established in 1849 Townships in Illinois 1849 establishments in Illinois