Loudon Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 881 and it contained 394 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Loudon Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.93%) is land and (or 0.07%) is water.

Extinct towns

* Greenland * Magnolia Corner * Post Oak * Wrights Corner * Bob Doane

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Bob Doan, Dial, Dunkard, Mount Moriah, Post Oak, Ransom, Rhodes Family, Rogers and Springhill.

Major highways

Illinois Route 33 Illinois Route 33 (IL 33) is a multidirectional highway in southeastern Illinois, with its western terminus at Illinois Route 128 on the Fayette– Effingham county line near Beecher City and its southern terminus at U.S. Route 50 east o ...

Illinois Route 128 Illinois Route 128 is a north–south state route in east-central Illinois. It runs from Interstate 70 in Altamont to Illinois Route 121 in Dalton City. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois 128 is a two-lane, rural surfa ...

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 881 people, 355 households, and 245 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 394 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.16%

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, 0.23%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.11% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population. There were 355 households, out of which 37.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.86% were married couples living together, 10.99% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.99% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.35. The township's age distribution consisted of 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,938, and the median income for a family was $72,639. Males had a median income of $46,750 versus $22,063 for females. The

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for the township was $21,590. About 8.6% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the

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, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 * Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 * Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3a * Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 * St Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

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* State House District 102 * State Senate District 51

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

{{authority control Townships in Fayette County, Illinois Populated places established in 1859 Townships in Illinois 1859 establishments in Illinois