Madison Township is a township in

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. The population was 2,476 at the 2020 census. Madisonville and Quicktown are part of Madison Township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 17.1 square miles (44.3 km), of which 17.0 square miles (44.0 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km) (0.70%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,750 people, 1,025 households, and 775 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,094 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.40%

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, 0.40%

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, 0.50% Asian, and 0.70% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There were 1,025 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were

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living together, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.10. In the township the population was spread out, with 27% 19 years or younger, 5.2% from 20 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. Male and female populations over 18 years of age were evenly balanced, with 1,045 females over 18 compared to 1,035 males over 18. According to the census of 2010, the median income for a household in the township was $50,592, and the median income for a family was $55,436. Males had a median income of $48,357 versus $36,528 for females. The

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for the township was $22,014. About 7.4% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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