Summit Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Summit Township
Township
Location in Effingham County
Effingham County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′N 88°38′W / 39.133°N 88.633°W / 39.133; -88.633
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Effingham
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
• Total	34.54 sq mi (89.5 km2)
• Land	33.64 sq mi (87.1 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  2.61%
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,760
• Density	110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62401, 62411, 62461, 62473
FIPS code	17-049-73651

Summit Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,760 and it contained 1,774 housing units.^[1]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Summit Township has a total area of 34.54 square miles (89.46 km²), of which 33.64 square miles (87.13 km²) (or 97.39%) is land and 0.90 square miles (2.33 km²) (or 2.61%) is water.^[2]

• Effingham (west edge)

• Ewington
• Funkhouser

The township contains these five cemeteries: Arborcrest, Blue Point Baptist, Brown, Ewington and Toothaker.

• Interstate 57
• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40
• Illinois Route 32
• Illinois Route 33

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 3,760 people, 1,419 households, and 1,025 families residing in the township. The population density was 108.85 inhabitants per square mile (42.03/km²). There were 1,774 housing units at an average density of 51.35 units per square mile (19.83 units/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.19% White, 0.40% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.

There were 1,419 households, out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.25% were married couples living together, 6.06% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.77% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95.

The township's age distribution consisted of 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $87,583, and the median income for a family was $118,919. Males had a median income of $54,719 versus $32,404 for females. The per capita income for the township was $46,797. About 6.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

• Altamont Community Unit School District 10
• Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
• Effingham Community Unit School District 40

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 109
• State Senate District 55

• "Summit Township, Effingham County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives