Morgan Township is one of twelve

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 304 and it contained 157 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Bushton * Rardin

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Craig, Hoagland (historical), Knoch, Union and Winkleblack.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 304 people, 137 households, and 81 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 157 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.76%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.00% from other races, and 6.91% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.63% of the population. There were 137 households, out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.34% were married couples living together, 16.79% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 40.88% were non-families. 32.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.14. The township's age distribution consisted of 13.9% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $57,813. Males had a median income of $78,315 versus $30,652 for females. The

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for the township was $30,516. About 28.4% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

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Charleston Community Unit School District 1 Charleston Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district based in Charleston, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois. History It was created through the consolidation of the charter school district it was formed from and ove ...

Oakland Community Unit School District 5 Oakland Community Unit School District 5 is a small unified school district based in the village of Oakland, a small community in the northeastern reaches of Coles County, Illinois; its small student body and few schools suggests that most of t ...

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district The 15th congressional district of Illinois is currently located in central Illinois. It was located in eastern and southeastern Illinois until 2022. It is currently represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Mary Miller (poli ...

* State House District 110 * State Senate District 55

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Adjacent townships

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