Buckheart Township is one of twenty-six

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in Fulton County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,315 and it contained 725 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Buckheart Township has a total area of , of which (or 97.29%) is land and (or 2.71%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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(partial) *

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* Bryant * Hooty (small mining community which no longer exists).

Major highways

Illinois Route 95 Illinois Route 95 is a minor east–west state route in west central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 41 just west of New Philadelphia east to Illinois Route 97 just south of Cuba. This is a distance of . Route description Illinoi ...

Illinois Route 97 Illinois Route 97 (IL 97) is a north–south state highway in the central and western portions of the U.S. state of Illinois. It extends from I-55 Business (Business Loop I-55) in Springfield, Illinois, Springfield northwest to U.S. Hi ...

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 ...

Lakes

* Fisher Lake * Frog Lake * Long Lake * Mason Lake * Rose Lake * Stevens Lake * Swimming Lake * Traer Lake * Woods Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,315 people, 624 households, and 466 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 725 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.37%

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, 0.46%

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, 0.30% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.15% from other races, and 4.33% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population. There were 624 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.81% were married couples living together, 9.94% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 25.32% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.81. The township's age distribution consisted of 18.6% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $56,207, and the median income for a family was $82,500. Males had a median income of $45,357 versus $31,045 for females. The

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for the township was $27,272. About 7.1% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the

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, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City * Lewistown School District 97 *Canton Union School District 66

Political districts

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* State House District 91 * State Senate District 46

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

{{authority control Townships in Fulton County, Illinois Townships in Illinois