North Fork Township is one of ten

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 433 and it contained 183 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, North Fork Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.45%) is land and (or 0.55%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Ridgway (west quarter)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Campground, Garrett, Oak Grove Church, Saint Josephs, Union Chapel and Zion.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 433 people, 127 households, and 82 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 183 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.07%

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, 1.85%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.00%

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, 1.39% from other races, and 3.23% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population. There were 127 households, out of which 13.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were married couples living together, 2.36% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.43% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76 and the average family size was 2.12. The township's age distribution consisted of 4.5% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 14.3% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 33.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $62,841, and the median income for a family was $66,912. Males had a median income of $50,956 versus $40,096 for females. The

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for the township was $56,770. About 6.1% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 * Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Political districts

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* State House District 118 * State Senate District 59

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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