Seminary Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Seminary Township

Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 38°51′23″N 89°12′12″W﻿ / ﻿38.85639°N 89.20333°W﻿ / 38.85639; -89.20333
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Fayette
Established| November 9, 1859
Area

• Total| 46.87 sq mi (121.4 km2)
• Land| 44.92 sq mi (116.3 km2)
• Water| 1.95 sq mi (5.1 km2)  4.16%
Elevation

| 486 ft (148 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 482
• Density| 10/sq mi (4.0/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62253, 62262 62471

FIPS code| 17-051-68601

Seminary Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 482 and it contained 229 housing units.[1]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Seminary Township has a total area of 46.87 square miles (121.39 km2), of which 44.92 square miles (116.34 km2) (or 95.84%) is land and 1.95 square miles (5.05 km2) (or 4.16%) is water.[2]

### Extinct towns[edit]

* Pittsburg

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these five cemeteries: Collier, Daniel, Seminary, Taylor and Williams.

### Major highways[edit]

* Interstate 70

### Lakes[edit]

* Fish Lake

## Demographics[edit]

As of the 2020 census[1] there were 482 people, 264 households, and 180 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.28 inhabitants per square mile (3.97/km2). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 4.89 per square mile (1.89/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.72% White, 0.41% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 264 households, out of which 9.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.61% were married couples living together, 4.55% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 31.82% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.84 and the average family size was 2.21.

The township's age distribution consisted of 5.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 6.4% from 25 to 44, 38.5% from 45 to 64, and 43.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 128.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,090, and the median income for a family was $31,926. Males had a median income of $49,063 versus $37,569 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,030. About 2.2% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2000| 457| | —
2010| 498| | 9.0%
2020| 482| | −3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts[edit]

* Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
* Patoka Community Unit School District 100
* Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

## Political districts[edit]

* Illinois' 19th congressional district
* State House District 102
* State House District 107
* State Senate District 51
* State Senate District 54

## References[edit]

* "Seminary 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 Seminary Township, Fayette County, Illinois

| Mulberry Grove Township, Bond County | Bear Grove Township | Vandalia Township

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Pleasant Mound Township, Bond County |

Seminary Township

| Kaskaskia Township
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Tamalco Township, Bond County | Pope Township |

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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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