Warsaw Township is one of twenty-four

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in Hancock County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,510 and it contained 762 housing units. Since November 15, 1855, the township has been co-extensive with the city of

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Warsaw Township has a total area of , of which (or 87.29%) is land and (or 12.71%) is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Catholic, Lutheran and Oakland.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,510 people, 691 households, and 435 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 762 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.50%

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, 0.26%

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, 0.46%

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, 0.73% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.00% from

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, and 3.97% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population. There were 691 households, out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.24% were married couples living together, 7.81% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 37.05% were non-families. 31.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91. The township's age distribution consisted of 24.9% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 29% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,920, and the median income for a family was $73,092. Males had a median income of $53,472 versus $25,859 for females. The

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for the township was $31,066. About 5.3% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the

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, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325 * Warsaw Community Unit School District 316

Political districts

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* State House District 94 * State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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United States National Atlas

External links

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