Major General James G. Blunt

Kerton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 79 and it contained 68 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Kerton Township has a total area of 26.95 square miles (69.80 km2), of which 24.30 square miles (62.94 km2) (or 90.19%) is land and 2.64 square miles (6.84 km2) (or 9.81%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

  • West Point
  • Seahorn
  • Hickory
  • West Matanza
  • Kerton Valley
  • Cluny

Cemeteries

The township contains Hickory Cemetery.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Anderson Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[1] there were 79 people, 44 households, and 0 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.93 inhabitants per square mile (1.13/km2). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 2.52 per square mile (0.97/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.73% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 44 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, none were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 100.00% were non-families. 75.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.18.

The township's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 52% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 550.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,625. The per capita income for the township was $65,963. About 32.7% of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000144—
2010121−16.0%
202079−34.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Lewistown School District 97

Political districts

References

  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

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerton_Township,_Fulton_County,_Illinois