Woodland Township is one of 26

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in Fulton County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 345 and it contained 174 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Woodland Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.40%) is land and (or 0.60%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Beaty at * Leesburg at *

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Hart, Mount Zion, Summum, Summum Sixteen, and Woodland.

Major highways

U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 or U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States Numbered Highways of 1926 which runs east and west for most of its routing. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Misso ...

Illinois Route 100 Illinois Route 100 (IL-100) is a state highway in the southwest Illinois. It generally parallels the Illinois River. Starting in downtown Alton, it trends northward to Buckheart Township near Canton. It makes up much of the Illinois River R ...

Airports and landing strips

* Curless Airport

Landmarks

* Izaac Walton Park-private property

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 345 people, 87 households, and 64 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 174 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.23%

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, 0.29%

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

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, 0.58% from other races, and 2.90% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 87 households, out of which 13.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.37% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 26.44% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.02. The township's age distribution consisted of 5.7% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 15.5% from 25 to 44, 47.6% from 45 to 64, and 31.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $62,875, and the median income for a family was $63,000. Males had a median income of $51,750 versus $27,396 for females. The

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for the township was $52,164. About 12.5% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the

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, including 60.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Astoria Community Unit School District 1 * Lewistown School District 97

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Eric Sorensen (politician), Eric Sorensen. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Citi ...

* State House District 94 * State Senate District 47

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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