Brookside Township is one of fifteen

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,444 and it contained 1,570 housing units. The township's name changed from Crooked Creek Township on June 1, 1874.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Cities, towns, villages

* Centralia (west quarter) * Wamac (northwest quarter)

Cemeteries

* Barker * Chambers * Garrison * Gilmore * Jolliff * Jones * Petrea

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Centralia Correctional Center Heliport

Landmarks

* Fairview Park * Warren G Murray Developmental Center

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 4,444 people, 1,694 households, and 935 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,570 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 70.81%

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, 18.23%

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, 0.14% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.00%

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, 5.29% from other races, and 4.79% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.00% of the population. There were 1,694 households, out of which 25.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.07% were married couples living together, 11.57% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 44.81% were non-families. 37.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.80. The township's age distribution consisted of 14.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 29% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 190.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 213.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $40,484, and the median income for a family was $50,568. Males had a median income of $38,922 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the township was $19,272. About 15.7% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the

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, including 39.9% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

* Illinois's 19th congressional district * State House District 107 * State Senate District 54

References

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US Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

US National Atlas

External links

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