Bowlesville Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Bowlesville Township

Township

Location in Gallatin County

Gallatin County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 37°38′42″N 88°12′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.64500°N 88.21361°W﻿ / 37.64500; -88.21361
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Gallatin
Established| November 5, 1890
Area

• Total

| 39.73 sq mi (102.9 km2)
• Land| 38.53 sq mi (99.8 km2)
• Water| 1.20 sq mi (3.1 km2)  3.01%
Elevation

| 390 ft (119 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 132
• Density| 3.3/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62931, 62954, 62984

FIPS code| 17-059-07536

Bowlesville Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 132 and it contained 72 housing units.[1]

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bowlesville Township has a total area of 39.73 square miles (102.90 km2), of which 38.53 square miles (99.79 km2) (or 96.99%) is land and 1.20 square miles (3.11 km2) (or 3.01%) is water.[2]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Gibsonia at 37°38′49″N 88°15′45″W﻿ / ﻿37.646993°N 88.262538°W﻿ / 37.646993; -88.262538

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

### Extinct towns

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* Bowlesville at 37°40′27″N 88°12′45″W﻿ / ﻿37.674214°N 88.212536°W﻿ / 37.674214; -88.212536

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Earnshaw, Hogan and Stanley.

### Major highways

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* Illinois Route 1

### Airports and landing strips

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* Dortch Private Strip

### Rivers

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* Ohio River
* Saline River

### Lakes

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* Mud Lake

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[1] there were 132 people, 37 households, and 0 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.32 inhabitants per square mile (1.28/km2). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 1.81 per square mile (0.70/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 91.67% White, 1.52% African American, 0.76% Native American, 2.27% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 37 households, all of which were non-families. 100.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 51.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The township's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 48.6% from 25 to 44, 0% from 45 to 64, and 51.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 76.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The per capita income for the township was $6,327.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2000| 190| | —
2010| 188| | −1.1%
2020| 132| | −29.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
* Hardin County Community Unit School District 1

## Political districts

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* Illinois' 19th congressional district
* State House District 118
* State Senate District 59

## References

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* "Bowlesville Township, Gallatin County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
2. ^ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Places adjacent to Bowlesville Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

| Equality Township | Gold Hill Township | Shawnee Township

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Bowlesville Township

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Municipalities and communities of Gallatin County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Shawneetown

City|

* Shawneetown

Map of Illinois highlighting Gallatin County

Villages|

* Equality
* Junction
* New Haven
* Old Shawneetown
* Omaha
* Ridgway

Townships|

* Asbury
* Bowlesville
* Eagle Creek
* Equality
* Gold Hill
* New Haven
* North Fork
* Omaha
* Ridgway
* Shawnee

Unincorporated
communities|

* Cottonwood
* Elba
* Kedron
* Lawler

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