Sargent Township, Douglas County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Sargent Township

Township

Location in Douglas County

Douglas County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 39°43′34″N 88°02′16″W﻿ / ﻿39.72611°N 88.03778°W﻿ / 39.72611; -88.03778
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Douglas
Established| November 5, 1867
Area

• Total| 47.02 sq mi (121.8 km2)
• Land| 46.95 sq mi (121.6 km2)
• Water| 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.14%
Elevation

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| 669 ft (204 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 240
• Density| 5.1/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61917, 61919, 61930, 61942, 61943

FIPS code| 17-041-67730

Sargent Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 240 and it contained 125 housing units.[2] The township contains Walnut Point State Park.

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Sargent Township has a total area of 47.02 square miles (121.78 km2), of which 46.95 square miles (121.60 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[3]

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Albin, Gwinn and Pleasant Grove.

### Major highways

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* Illinois Route 133

### State parks

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* Walnut Point State Park

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[2] there were 240 people, 108 households, and 102 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.10 inhabitants per square mile (1.97/km2). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 2.66 per square mile (1.03/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.58% White, 0.42% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 4.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.

There were 108 households, out of which 45.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.26% were married couples living together, 6.48% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 5.56% were non-families. 5.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.73.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.5% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $84,539, and the median income for a family was $84,737. Males had a median income of $38,000 versus $47,823 for females. The per capita income for the township was $43,547. None of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1930| 878| | —
1940| 747| | −14.9%
1950| 607| | −18.7%
1960| 516| | −15.0%
1970| 371| | −28.1%
1980| 399| | 7.5%
1990| 343| | −14.0%
2000| 336| | −2.0%
2010| 286| | −14.9%
2020| 240| | −16.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## School districts

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* Villa Grove Community Unit School District * Oakland Community Unit School District 5
* Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

## Political districts

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* State House District 110
* State Senate District 55

## References

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* "Sargent Township, Douglas County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sargent Township, Douglas County, Illinois
2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
3. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois

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Places adjacent to Sargent Township, Douglas County, Illinois

| Murdock Township | Newman Township |

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Bowdre Township |

Sargent Township

| Embarrass Township, Edgar County
Shiloh Township, Edgar County
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Morgan Township, Coles County | East Oakland Township, Coles County |

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Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Tuscola

Cities|

* Arcola
* Newman
* Tuscola
* Villa Grove

Map of Illinois highlighting Douglas County

Villages|

* Arthur‡
* Atwood‡
* Camargo
* Garrett
* Hindsboro

Townships|

* Arcola
* Bourbon
* Bowdre
* Camargo
* Garrett
* Murdock
* Newman
* Sargent
* Tuscola

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bourbon
* Chesterville
* Chicken Bristle
* Fairland‡
* Ficklin
* Filson
* Galton
* Hayes
* Hillcrest
* Hugo
* Kemp
* Murdock
* North Prairie Acres
* Patterson Springs
* West Ridge

Ghost town|

* Fillmore

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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