Shafter Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 466 and it contained 207 housing units. Shafter Township was formed out of Sharon Township in December, 1920.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shafter Township has a total area of , of which (or 98.15%) is land and (or 1.85%) is water.

Extinct towns

* Shafter

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Brackenbush, Browning, Cook, Hoffman, Holy Cross Lutheran, Lawler and Rush.

Major highways

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Lakes

* Vandalia Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 466 people, 287 households, and 221 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 207 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.71%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.00% from other races, and 3.65% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population. There were 287 households, out of which 54.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.01% were married couples living together, 2.09% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 23.00% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 2.99. The township's age distribution consisted of 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $80,524, and the median income for a family was $64,071. Males had a median income of $62,778 versus $25,083 for females. The

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for the township was $34,171. About 9.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 * Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

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* State House District 102 * State Senate District 51

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

{{authority control Townships in Fayette County, Illinois Populated places established in 1920 Townships in Illinois