South Hurricane Township, Fayette County, Illinois

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South Hurricane Township, Fayette County, Illinois - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 39°06′56″N 89°11′49″W / 39.11556°N 89.19694°W

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South Hurricane Township
Township
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°06′56″N 89°11′49″W / 39.11556°N 89.19694°W / 39.11556; -89.19694
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Established	November 9, 1859
Area
• Total	27.06 sq mi (70.1 km²)
• Land	27.06 sq mi (70.1 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	220
• Density	8.1/sq mi (3.1/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62011, 62080
FIPS code	17-051-70876

South Hurricane Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 220 and it contained 100 housing units.^[1] This township split from Hurricane Township sometime after 1921.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, South Hurricane Township has a total area of 27.06 square miles (70.09 km²), all land.^[2] The township contains the southwest edge of Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area.

Cities, towns, villages

Bingham

Unincorporated towns

Bayle City

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Cearlock, Donaldson, Fox, Harris, Isbell, Liberty, Nave, Poland and Pope.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 220 people, 125 households, and 108 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.13 inhabitants per square mile (3.14/km²). There were 100 housing units at an average density of 3.69 per square mile (1.42/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.09% White, 0.00% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 5.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.27% of the population.

There were 125 households, out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.00% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 13.60% were non-families. 12.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.43.

The township's age distribution consisted of 16.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 14.6% from 25 to 44, 36% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 134.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,375, and the median income for a family was $47,857. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $43,229 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,184. About 16.7% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	348		—
2010	308		−11.5%
2020	220		−28.6%
2016 (est.)	304	^[3]	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 98
State Senate District 49

References

^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Places adjacent to South Hurricane Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Hurricane Township

Fillmore Township, Montgomery County

South Hurricane Township

Ramsey Township

South Fillmore Township, Montgomery County

Shafter Township

Sharon Township

v t e 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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