Fidelity Township is one of eleven

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 651 and it contained 292 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Fidelity Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.81%) is land and (or 0.19%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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Extinct towns

* Bowman

Adjacent townships

* Ruyle Township (north) * Chesterfield Township, Macoupin County (northeast) * Shipman Township, Macoupin County (east) * Brighton Township, Macoupin County (southeast) * Piasa Township (south) * Mississippi Township (southwest) * Jersey Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Chapman, Longwill, Luckey-Weber, Moore and Trible.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 651 people, 309 households, and 241 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 292 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.08%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.46% from other races, and 3.69% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population. There were 309 households, out of which 53.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.93% were married couples living together, 20.06% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 22.01% were non-families. 16.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.24. The township's age distribution consisted of 29.0% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,685, and the median income for a family was $47,841. Males had a median income of $34,712 versus $18,512 for females. The

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for the township was $23,324. About 16.2% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the

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, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Jersey Community Unit School District 100 Jersey Community Unit School District 100 is a public K-12 school district based in Jerseyville, Illinois. The school district consists of five attendance centers in two municipalities, serving students in most of Jersey County, Illinois, and ...

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Political districts

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* State House District 97 * State Senate District 49

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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