Lee 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 230 and it contained 99 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lee Township has a total area of , of which (or 100.00%) is land and (or 0.00%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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* Checkrow * Manley (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

* Virgil * Oak Grove

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Barnes, Checkrow, Guernsey, Peirsol, Rigdon and Virgil. Peirsol Cemetery was a family cemetery which many at one time scattered the county. Like many it was abandoned & is in poor condition if not destroyed. Guernsey Cemetery is a cemetery off route 9,it too is in very poor condition & overgrown with brush.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 230 people, 150 households, and 91 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 99 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.09%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.43% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population. There were 150 households, out of which 20.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.67% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.33% were non-families. 36.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.44. The township's age distribution consisted of 9.6% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 49.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $87,273, and the median income for a family was $66,964. Males had a median income of $51,591 versus $34,659 for females. The

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for the township was $49,525. About 5.5% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Avon Community Unit School District 176 * Bushnell Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 * Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

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* State House District 94 * State Senate District 47

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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