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Anderson Township
Anderson Township
Township
	Location in Clark County
	Clark County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°18′20″N 87°43′48″W / 39.30556°N 87.73000°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Established	November 7, 1854
Area
• Total	32.7 sq mi (85 km2)
• Land	32.31 sq mi (83.7 km2)
• Water	0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2) 1.19%
Elevation	577 ft (176 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	460
• Density	14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62441, 62442, 62477
FIPS code	17-023-01465

Anderson Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 460 and it contained 183 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.7 square miles (85 km²), of which 32.31 square miles (83.7 km²) (or 98.81%) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km²) (or 1.19%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Blizzard, Fox, Norton, Shott and Ziegler.

Major highways

Illinois Route 1

Landmarks

Lincoln Trail State Park (south three-quarters)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 460 people, 179 households, and 166 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.07 inhabitants per square mile (5.43/km²). There were 183 housing units at an average density of 5.60 per square mile (2.16/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.65% White, 0.00% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 179 households, out of which 12.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.39% were married couples living together, 3.35% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 7.26% were non-families. 7.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.42.

The township's age distribution consisted of 11.8% under the age of 18, 15.2% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 49.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $77,708, and the median income for a family was $78,095. Males had a median income of $50,607 versus $42,520 for females. The per capita income for the township was $38,788. None of population was below the poverty line.