Hunter Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County,

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, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 232 and it contained 104 housing units. Hunter Township was formed from portions of Stratton Township and Brouilletts Creek Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hunter Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.85%) is land and (or 0.15%) is water.

Extinct towns

* Clays Prairie * Huffmanville

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Blackman, Bright, Bruce, Cook, Saint Aloysius, Sixteen and Stafford-Crimmons.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 232 people, 40 households, and 32 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 104 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.28%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.00% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population. There were 40 households, out of which 22.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.00% were non-families. 20.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.53. The township's age distribution consisted of 23.1% under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 0% from 25 to 44, 42.1% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 44.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $106,667, and the median income for a family was $115,278. The

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for the township was $34,245. None of the population was below the

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School districts

* Edgar County Community Unit District 6 * Paris Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

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* State House District 109 * State Senate District 55

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Edgar County Official Site
{{authority control Townships in Edgar County, Illinois Townships in Illinois