Montgomery Township, Crawford County, Illinois

Montgomery Township
Township
Location in Crawford County
Crawford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°54′35″N 87°35′55″W / 38.90972°N 87.59861°W / 38.90972; -87.59861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Crawford
Established	June 21, 1869
Area
• Total	54.49 sq mi (141.1 km2)
• Land	54.04 sq mi (140.0 km2)
• Water	0.45 sq mi (1.2 km2)  0.83%
Elevation [1]	564 ft (172 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	671
• Density	12/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62427, 62451, 62454
FIPS code	17-033-50205

Montgomery Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 671 and it contained 289 housing units.^[2]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Montgomery Township has a total area of 54.49 square miles (141.13 km²), of which 54.04 square miles (139.96 km²) (or 99.17%) is land and 0.45 square miles (1.17 km²) (or 0.83%) is water.^[3] The Wabash River defines its eastern border.

• Flat Rock (east quarter)

• Crawfordsville
• Heathsville
• Morea
• Oil Grove

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

The township contains these twenty-three cemeteries: Allen, Baker, Bartmess, Bennett, Dickerson, Ferrell, Ford, Fuller, Ganies, Green, Green Hill, Hale, Higgins, Johnson, Lackey, Maddox, Morea, Norton, Pleasant View, Seaney, Shaw, Tobey and Wesley Chapel.

• Illinois Route 33

As of the 2020 census^[2] there were 671 people, 376 households, and 154 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.31 inhabitants per square mile (4.75/km²). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 5.30 per square mile (2.05/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.13% White, 0.60% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 376 households, out of which 12.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.72% were married couples living together, 7.18% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 59.04% were non-families. 59.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 40.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.64 and the average family size was 2.46.

The township's age distribution consisted of 13.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 44, 31% from 45 to 64, and 38.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,429, and the median income for a family was $68,500. Males had a median income of $42,045 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,160. About 3.9% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

• Lawrence County Community Unit District 20
• Palestine Community Unit School District 3
• Robinson Community Unit School District 2

• Illinois's 15th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

• "Montgomery Township, Crawford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives