Beardstown Township, Cass County, Illinois
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Beardstown Township is one of eleven
townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in Cass County,
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,
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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,719 and it contained 2,716 housing units.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 87.59%) is land and (or 12.41%) is water.


City

The city of Beardstown was incorporated in 1896.


Unincorporated town

The town of Oak Grove is unincorporated here.


Cemeteries

The township contains Beardstown City, Oak Grove and Otgen cemeteries.


Major highways

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US Route 67 U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues ...
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Illinois Route 100 Illinois Route 100 (IL-100) is a state highway in the southwest Illinois. It generally parallels the Illinois River. Starting in downtown Alton, it trends northward to Buckheart Township near Canton. It makes up much of the Illinois River R ...
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Illinois Route 125 Illinois Route 125 (IL-125) is a major highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. Illinois 125 runs east from the concurrent U.S. Route 67 and Illinois Route 100 near Beardstown to Illinois Route 97 in Farmingdale, west of ...


Airport

The Greater Beardstown Airport is owned by the city.


River

From 1905 to 1915, more freshwater fish were harvested from the
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than from any other in the United States, except the Columbia.


Lakes

Lilly Lake is not to be confused with the nearby Lily Lake.


Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 6,719 people, 2,532 households, and 1,610 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,716 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 54.06%
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, 10.25%
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, 1.56% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.49%
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, 22.00% from other races, and 10.19% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 37.83% of the population. There were 2,532 households, out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.39% were married couples living together, 13.27% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.41% were non-families. 32.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07. The township's age distribution consisted of 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $45,843, and the median income for a family was $52,331. Males had a median income of $37,121 versus $25,180 for females. The
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for the township was $21,988. About 17.1% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the
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, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.


School district

The township is served by Beardstown Community Unit School District 15.


Political districts

* Illinois' 18th congressional district * State House District 93 * State Senate District 47


References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas


External links





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