Washington Township is one of twelve

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in Carroll County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 317 and it contained 177 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 89.05%) is land and (or 10.95%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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(north edge)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Mosquito Hill Cemetery which is also known as St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. The cemetery is the site of the former St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Major highways

Illinois Route 84 Illinois Route 84 (Route 84 or IL 84) is a long state highway that runs along the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois. Illinois 84 runs from south of Green Rock, Illinois, Green Rock (now Colona, Illinois, Colona) at U.S. Route 6 (Illinoi ...

Rivers

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Lakes

* Buffalo Lake * Horseshoe Lake * Lundy Lake

Landmarks

Mississippi Palisades State Park Mississippi Palisades State Park is a National Natural Landmark located in Carroll County, Illinois, just north of the town of Savanna. It is a partially conserved section of the Mississippi Palisades. The area contains many caves and large clif ...

(vast majority) * Savanna Army Depot

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 317 people, 194 households, and 125 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 177 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.85%

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, 0.95%

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

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, 0.00% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population. There were 194 households, out of which 12.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.28% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 35.57% were non-families. 12.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.38. The township's age distribution consisted of 13.6% under the age of 18, 20.5% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $68,947, and the median income for a family was $76,250. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus $23,906 for females. The

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for the township was $33,681. About 0.0% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

* Illinois' 16th congressional district * State House District 71 * State Senate District 36

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Carroll County official site
{{authority control Townships in Carroll County, Illinois Townships in Illinois