La Harpe Township is one of twenty-four
townships
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in
Hancock County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,377 and it contained 673 housing units.
La Harpe Township was named for
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (4 February 1683 in Saint-Malo – 26 September 1765) was a French explorer who is credited with using the name "Little Rock" in 1722 for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travele ...
, a French explorer.
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, La Harpe Township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
*
La Harpe
Unincorporated towns
*
Disco
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at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains LaHarpe City Cemetery.
Major highways
*
Illinois Route 9
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*
Illinois Route 94
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Airports and landing strips
* Housewright Airport
Landmarks
* Mayor Memorial Park
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 1,377 people, 752 households, and 463 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 673 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.17%
White
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, 0.44%
African American
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, 0.07%
Native American, 0.07%
Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.15% from
other races, and 2.11% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 752 households, out of which 17.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.39% were married couples living together, 6.38% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 38.43% were non-families. 38.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.75.
The township's age distribution consisted of 17.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 30.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,636, and the median income for a family was $67,083. Males had a median income of $51,273 versus $23,125 for females. The
per capita income
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for the township was $28,706. About 7.3% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
School districts
LaHarpe Community School District 347, grades K-8, &
Illini West High School District 307
Political districts
*
Illinois's 18th congressional district
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* State House District 94
* State Senate District 47
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles*
United States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Hancock County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois