Lomax Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County,

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, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 748 and it contained 367 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lomax Township has a total area of , of which (or 86.26%) is land and (or 13.74%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Dallas City (north half) * Lomax

Unincorporated towns

* Iowa Junction at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Clover, Crane, Freeland and Shaw.

Major highways

* Illinois Route 96

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 748 people, 337 households, and 263 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 367 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.12%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.00%

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, 1.07% from other races, and 4.14% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.74% of the population. There were 337 households, out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.92% were married couples living together, 5.93% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 21.96% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.65. The township's age distribution consisted of 18.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,988, and the median income for a family was $67,625. Males had a median income of $51,055 versus $31,979 for females. The

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for the township was $27,751. About 9.9% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the

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, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* West Central Community Unit School District 235

Political districts

* Illinois's 17th congressional district * State House District 94 * State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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