Loudon Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Loudon Township

Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 39°08′26″N 88°52′19″W﻿ / ﻿39.14056°N 88.87194°W﻿ / 39.14056; -88.87194
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Fayette
Established| November 9, 1859
Area

• Total| 59.84 sq mi (155.0 km2)
• Land| 59.80 sq mi (154.9 km2)
• Water| 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.07%
Elevation

| 600 ft (183 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 881
• Density| 15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62080, 62411, 62414, 62418, 62458

FIPS code| 17-051-44901

Loudon Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 881 and it contained 394 housing units.[1]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Loudon Township has a total area of 59.84 square miles (154.98 km2), of which 59.80 square miles (154.88 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.07%) is water.[2]

### Extinct towns[edit]

* Greenland
* Magnolia Corner
* Post Oak
* Wrights Corner
* Bob Doane

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Bob Doan, Dial, Dunkard, Mount Moriah, Post Oak, Ransom, Rhodes Family, Rogers and Springhill.

### Major highways[edit]

* Illinois Route 33
* Illinois Route 128

## Demographics[edit]

As of the 2020 census[1] there were 881 people, 355 households, and 245 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.72 inhabitants per square mile (5.68/km2). There were 394 housing units at an average density of 6.58 per square mile (2.54/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.16% White, 0.23% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 355 households, out of which 37.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.86% were married couples living together, 10.99% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.99% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.35.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,938, and the median income for a family was $72,639. Males had a median income of $46,750 versus $22,063 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,590. About 8.6% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2000| 661| | —
2010| 954| | 44.3%
2020| 881| | −7.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts[edit]

* Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
* Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
* Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3a
* Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
* St Elmo Community Unit School District 202

## Political districts[edit]

* Illinois' 19th congressional district
* State House District 102
* State Senate District 51

## References[edit]

* "Loudon Township, Fayette 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

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

## External links[edit]

* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

Places adjacent to Loudon Township, Fayette County, Illinois

| Bowling Green Township | Dry Point Township, Shelby County | Holland Township, Shelby County
Liberty Township, Effingham County

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Carson Township |

Loudon Township

| Moccasin Township, Effingham County
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Sefton Township | Avena Township | Mound Township, Effingham County

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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Vandalia

Cities|

* St. Elmo
* Vandalia

Map of Illinois highlighting Fayette County

Villages|

* Bingham
* Brownstown
* Farina
* Ramsey
* St. Peter

Townships|

* Avena
* Bear Grove
* Bowling Green
* Carson
* Hurricane
* Kaskaskia
* LaClede
* Lone Grove
* Loudon
* Otego
* Pope
* Ramsey
* Sefton
* Seminary
* Shafter
* Sharon
* South Hurricane
* Vandalia
* Wheatland
* Wilberton

CDP|

* La Clede

Other
communities|

* Augsburg
* Avena
* Bayle City
* Bluff City
* Confidence
* Dressor
* Hagarstown
* Loogootee
* Pittsburg
* Saint James
* Saint Paul
* Shafter
* Shobonier
* Vera

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