Richfield Township is one of twenty-two

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in Adams County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 411 and it contained 183 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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* Richfield

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Baker Family, Franks, Klarner, Lock Family, Potter, Rice Family and Shiloh.

Major highways

* Illinois State Route 104

Airports and landing strips

* Dale A Klassing Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 407 people, 43 households, and 30 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 171 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.56%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.25% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. There were 43 households, out of which 23.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.77% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.23% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.50. The township's age distribution consisted of 11.4% under the age of 18, none from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 52.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 78.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 193.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 160.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $71,063 and the

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for the township was $35,788. None of the population was below the

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School districts

* Barry Community Unit School District 1 * Liberty Community Unit School District 2 * Payson Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

* Illinois' 18th congressional district * State House District 93 * State Senate District 47

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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