Patterson Township is one of thirteen
townships
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in
Greene County,
Illinois
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,
USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 404 and it contained 213 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Patterson Township has a total area of , of which (or 98.86%) is land and (or 1.14%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Hillview
*
Wilmington
Unincorporated towns
*
Grand Pass at
*
Hanks Station at
*
McClay Orchard at
*
Patterson at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Bluefield, Hanks, Johnson Burial Ground, Pinetree, Rawlins, Shelton, Smith and Wilmington.
Airports and landing strips
* Hartwell Ranch RLA Airport
Rivers
*
Illinois River
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Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 404 people, 184 households, and 155 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 213 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.30%
White
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, 0.25%
African American
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, 0.50%
Native American, 0.25%
Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.74% from
other races, and 2.97% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 184 households, out of which 25.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.00% were married couples living together, 5.43% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 15.76% were non-families. 14.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.45.
The township's age distribution consisted of 17.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,841, and the median income for a family was $69,261. Males had a median income of $32,222 versus $25,728 for females. The
per capita income
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for the township was $20,336. About 10.3% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.
School districts
* North Greene Unit School District 3
Political districts
*
Illinois's 17th congressional district
* State House District 97
* State Senate District 49
References
External links
City-Data.com*
United States National Atlas
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Townships in Greene County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois