Seminary Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°51′23″N 89°12′12″W / 38.85639°N 89.20333°W / 38.85639; -89.20333CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyFayetteEstablishedNovember 9, 1859Area

• Total46.87 sq mi (121.4 km²) • Land44.92 sq mi (116.3 km²) • Water1.95 sq mi (5.1 km²) 4.16%Elevation

486 ft (148 m)Population

(2020)

• Total482 • Density10/sq mi (4.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62253, 62262 62471

FIPS code17-051-68601

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

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

Pittsburg

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Interstate 70

Lakes

Fish Lake

Demographics

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

School districts

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

Political districts

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

References

"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

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