Montgomery Township is one of ten

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 671 and it contained 289 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Montgomery Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.17%) is land and (or 0.83%) is water. The

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defines its eastern border.

Cities, towns, villages

* Flat Rock (east quarter)

Unincorporated towns

* Crawfordsville * Heathsville *

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty-three cemeteries: Allen, Baker, Bartmess, Bennett, Dickerson, Ferrell, Ford, Fuller, Ganies, Green, Green Hill, Hale, Higgins, Johnson, Lackey, Maddox, Morea, Norton, Pleasant View, Seaney, Shaw, Tobey and Wesley Chapel.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 671 people, 376 households, and 154 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 289 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.13%

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, 0.60%

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

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, 0.15% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population. There were 376 households, out of which 12.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.72% were married couples living together, 7.18% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 59.04% were non-families. 59.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 40.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.64 and the average family size was 2.46. The township's age distribution consisted of 13.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 44, 31% from 45 to 64, and 38.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $58,429, and the median income for a family was $68,500. Males had a median income of $42,045 versus $17,500 for females. The

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for the township was $35,160. About 3.9% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 * Palestine Community Unit School District 3 * Robinson Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

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* State House District 109 * State Senate District 55

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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