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Wade Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Wade Township
Township
Location in Jasper County
Location in Jasper County
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Jasper County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°00′49″N 88°10′51″W / 39.01361°N 88.18083°W / 39.01361; -88.18083
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJasper
EstablishedNovember 8, 1859
Area
 • Total
74.33 sq mi (192.5 km2)
 • Land73.96 sq mi (191.6 km2)
 • Water0.37 sq mi (1.0 km2)  0.50%
Elevation
505 ft (154 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,380
 • Density59/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62448, 62479
FIPS code17-079-78357

Wade Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,380 and it contained 2,048 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wade Township has a total area of 74.33 square miles (192.51 km2), of which 73.96 square miles (191.56 km2) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2) (or 0.50%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty-two cemeteries: Bowers, Brick, Burford, Carter, Christian Chapel, Coburn, Gila Lutheran, Higgins/Colburn, Hickory, Jasper Family, Jones, Kibler, Liberty, Miller/Yager, Mt Calvery, New Saint Peters, Old Jasper County Poor Farm, Old Saint Peters, Redford, Riverside, Vanderhoof and West Lawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Jasper County Safety Council Heliport

Rivers

Lakes

  • Glen Lake

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[1] there were 4,380 people, 1,883 households, and 1,204 families residing in the township. The population density was 58.93 inhabitants per square mile (22.75/km2). There were 2,048 housing units at an average density of 27.55 per square mile (10.64/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.26% White, 0.48% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 1,883 households, out of which 23.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.65% were married couples living together, 9.61% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 36.06% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.84.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,773, and the median income for a family was $68,152. Males had a median income of $42,382 versus $24,803 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,624. About 12.5% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20004,734—
20104,475−5.5%
20204,380−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

References

  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Township,_Jasper_County,_Illinois