Liverpool Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°24′45″N 90°02′08″W / 40.41250°N 90.03556°W / 40.41250; -90.03556CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyFultonEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Area

• Total42.08 sq mi (109.0 km²) • Land40.26 sq mi (104.3 km²) • Water1.83 sq mi (4.7 km²) 4.35%Elevation

564 ft (172 m)Population

(2020)

• Total556 • Density13/sq mi (5.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61520, 61542, 61543

FIPS code17-057-44134

Liverpool Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 556 and it contained 282 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Liverpool Township has a total area of 42.08 square miles (108.99 km²), of which 40.26 square miles (104.27 km²) (or 95.65%) is land and 1.83 square miles (4.74 km²) (or 4.35%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Liverpool

Unincorporated towns

Little America
Maples Mill

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

Extinct towns

Keeler
Salem
Pritchard

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Liverpool, Mount Pleasant, Pollitt and Salem.

Major highways

Lakes

Beebe Lake
Goose Lake
Lost Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 556 people, 276 households, and 166 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.21 inhabitants per square mile (5.10/km²). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 6.70 per square mile (2.59/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.58% White, 0.54% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 276 households, out of which 18.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.81% were married couples living together, 3.26% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.86% were non-families. 34.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.75.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.1% under the age of 18, 0.3% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 42.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 153.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 149.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,694, and the median income for a family was $61,600. Males had a median income of $45,150 versus $20,726 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,274. About 6.0% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	691	—
2010	544	−21.3%
2020	556	2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Canton Union School District 66
Lewistown School District 97

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 91
State Senate District 46

References

"Liverpool Township, Fulton 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.