Shafter Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Shafter Township

Township

Location in Fayette County

Fayette County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 39°02′38″N 89°11′09″W﻿ / ﻿39.04389°N 89.18583°W﻿ / 39.04389; -89.18583
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Fayette
Established| December 1920
Area

• Total

| 36.26 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land| 35.59 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Water| 0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)  1.85%
Elevation

| 574 ft (175 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 466
• Density| 13/sq mi (5.0/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62011, 62080, 62262, 62471

FIPS code| 17-051-68926

Shafter Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 466 and it contained 207 housing units.[1] Shafter Township was formed out of Sharon Township in December, 1920.

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shafter Township has a total area of 36.26 square miles (93.91 km2), of which 35.59 square miles (92.18 km2) (or 98.15%) is land and 0.67 square miles (1.74 km2) (or 1.85%) is water.[2]

### Extinct towns

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* Shafter

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these seven cemeteries: Brackenbush, Browning, Cook, Hoffman, Holy Cross Lutheran, Lawler and Rush.

### Major highways

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* Illinois Route 185

### Lakes

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* Vandalia Lake

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[1] there were 466 people, 287 households, and 221 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.85 inhabitants per square mile (4.96/km2). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 5.71 per square mile (2.20/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.71% White, 0.21% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 287 households, out of which 54.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.01% were married couples living together, 2.09% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 23.00% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 2.99.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,524, and the median income for a family was $64,071. Males had a median income of $62,778 versus $25,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,171. About 9.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2000| 430| | —
2010| 485| | 12.8%
2020| 466| | −3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
* Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

## Political districts

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

## References

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* "Shafter 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. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
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 Shafter Township, Fayette County, Illinois

| Fillmore Township, Montgomery County | South Hurricane Township | Ramsey Township

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South Fillmore Township, Montgomery County |

Shafter Township

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